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| 07-6201 | Regulatory Streamlining of the Farm Service Agency's Direct Farm Loan Programs; Correction | Rule | This document contains corrections to the final rule titled "Regulatory Streamlining of the Farm Service Agency's Direct Farm Loan Programs" that was published November 8, 2007. The Agency is correcting the order of two forms in the appendices and inserting the date of "12-31-07" on form FSA-2512 in the upper left corner. | 2007-12-31 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/31/07-6201/regulatory-streamlining-of-the-farm-service-agencys-direct-farm-loan-programs-correction | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-31/pdf/07-6201.pdf | Agriculture Department; Farm Service Agency | 12,157 | This document contains corrections to the final rule titled "Regulatory Streamlining of the Farm Service Agency's Direct Farm Loan Programs" that was published November 8, 2007. The Agency is correcting the order of two forms in the appendices and... |
| 07-6252 | Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fisheries; 2008 Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Specifications; Preliminary 2008 Quota Adjustments; 2008 Summer Flounder Quota for Delaware | Rule | NMFS issues final specifications for the 2008 summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass fisheries. This final rule specifies allowed harvest limits for both commercial and recreational fisheries, including commercial scup possession limits. This action prohibits federally permitted commercial vessels from landing summer flounder in Delaware in 2008 due to continued quota repayment from previous years' overages. The actions of this final rule are necessary to comply with regulations implementing the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan (FMP), as well as to ensure compliance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson- Stevens Act). The intent of this action is to establish harvest levels and other management measures to ensure that target fishing mortality rates (F) or exploitation rates, as specified for these species in the FMP, are not exceeded. In addition, this action implements measures that ensure continued rebuilding of these three overfished species and ends overfishing in the summer flounder fishery. | 2007-12-31 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/31/07-6252/fisheries-of-the-northeastern-united-states-summer-flounder-scup-and-black-sea-bass-fisheries-2008 | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-31/pdf/07-6252.pdf | Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | 54,361 | NMFS issues final specifications for the 2008 summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass fisheries. This final rule specifies allowed harvest limits for both commercial and recreational fisheries, including commercial scup possession limits. This action... |
| E7-24992 | Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments | Rule | This rule establishes, amends, suspends, or revokes Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) and associated Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures for operations at certain airports. These regulatory actions are needed because of the adoption of new or revised criteria, or because of changes occurring in the National Airspace System, such as the commissioning of new navigational facilities, adding new obstacles, or changing air traffic requirements. These changes are designed to provide safe and efficient use of the navigable airspace and to promote safe flight operations under instrument flight rules at the affected airports. | 2007-12-31 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/31/E7-24992/standard-instrument-approach-procedures-and-takeoff-minimums-and-obstacle-departure-procedures | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-31/pdf/E7-24992.pdf | Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration | 492,159 | This rule establishes, amends, suspends, or revokes Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) and associated Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures for operations at certain airports. These regulatory actions are needed because of the... |
| E7-25129 | Disclosure of Return Information to the Bureau of the Census | Rule | This document contains a temporary regulation that adds an additional item of return information that may be disclosed to the Bureau of the Census (Bureau). The regulation adds one item of return information for use in the Bureau's annual Survey of Industrial Research and Development. The temporary regulation provides guidance to IRS personnel responsible for disclosing the information. This regulation facilitates the assistance of the IRS to the Bureau in its statistics programs and requires no action by taxpayers and has no effect on their tax liabilities. The text of the temporary regulation also serves as the text of the proposed regulation (REG-147832-07) set forth in the Proposed Rules section in this issue of the Federal Register. | 2007-12-31 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/31/E7-25129/disclosure-of-return-information-to-the-bureau-of-the-census | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-31/pdf/E7-25129.pdf | Treasury Department; Internal Revenue Service | 497,254 | This document contains a temporary regulation that adds an additional item of return information that may be disclosed to the Bureau of the Census (Bureau). The regulation adds one item of return information for use in the Bureau's annual Survey of... |
| E7-25178 | Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 110 | Rule | This staff accounting bulletin ("SAB") expresses the views of the staff regarding the use of a "simplified" method, as discussed in SAB No. 107 ("SAB 107"), in developing an estimate of expected term of "plain vanilla" share options in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment. In particular, the staff indicated in SAB 107 that it will accept a company's election to use the simplified method, regardless of whether the company has sufficient information to make more refined estimates of expected term. At the time SAB 107 was issued, the staff believed that more detailed external information about employee exercise behavior (e.g., employee exercise patterns by industry and/or other categories of companies) would, over time, become readily available to companies. Therefore, the staff stated in SAB 107 that it would not expect a company to use the simplified method for share option grants after December 31, 2007. The staff understands that such detailed information about employee exercise behavior may not be widely available by December 31, 2007. Accordingly, the staff will continue to accept, under certain circumstances, the use of the simplified method beyond December 31, 2007. | 2007-12-31 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/31/E7-25178/staff-accounting-bulletin-no-110 | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-31/pdf/E7-25178.pdf | Securities and Exchange Commission | 466 | This staff accounting bulletin ("SAB") expresses the views of the staff regarding the use of a "simplified" method, as discussed in SAB No. 107 ("SAB 107"), in developing an estimate of expected term of "plain vanilla" share options in accordance with... |
| E7-25223 | Nuclear Decommissioning Funds | Rule | This document contains final and temporary regulations under section 468A of the Internal Revenue Code relating to deductions for contributions to trusts maintained for decommissioning nuclear power plants. The temporary regulations affect most taxpayers that own an interest in a nuclear power plant and reflect recent statutory changes. The text of these temporary regulations also serves as the text of the proposed regulations set forth in the notice of proposed rulemaking on this subject in the Proposed Rules section in this issue of the Federal Register. | 2007-12-31 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/31/E7-25223/nuclear-decommissioning-funds | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-31/pdf/E7-25223.pdf | Treasury Department; Internal Revenue Service | 497,254 | This document contains final and temporary regulations under section 468A of the Internal Revenue Code relating to deductions for contributions to trusts maintained for decommissioning nuclear power plants. The temporary regulations affect most... |
| E7-25255 | Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Extension of Emergency Fishery Closure Due to the Presence of the Toxin that Causes Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning | Rule | This action extends a temporary final rule initially published on October 18, 2005. The regulations contained in the temporary rule, emergency action, published on October 18, 2005, and subsequently extended several times at the request of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), will expire on January 1, 2008. This temporary rule extends a closure of Federal waters through December 31, 2008. The FDA has determined that current oceanographic conditions and alga sampling data suggest that the northern section of the Temporary Paralytic Shellfish Poison (PSP) Closure Area remain closed to the harvest of bivalve molluscan shellfish and that the southern area remain closed to the harvest of whole or roe-on scallops. NMFS is publishing the regulatory text associated with this closure in this temporary emergency rule in order to ensure that current regulations accurately reflect the codified text that has been modified and extended numerous times, so that the public is aware of the regulations being extended through December 31, 2008. | 2007-12-31 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/31/E7-25255/magnuson-stevens-fishery-conservation-and-management-act-provisions-fisheries-of-the-northeastern | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-31/pdf/E7-25255.pdf | Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | 54,361 | This action extends a temporary final rule initially published on October 18, 2005. The regulations contained in the temporary rule, emergency action, published on October 18, 2005, and subsequently extended several times at the request of the U.S.... |
| E7-25256 | Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; 2008 Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Quota Specifications and Effort Controls | Rule | NMFS announces the final rule to set 2008 fishing year specifications for the Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) fishery, including quotas for each of the established domestic fishing categories and effort controls for the General category and Angling category. This action is necessary to implement recommendations of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), as required by the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act (ATCA), and to achieve domestic management objectives under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act). | 2007-12-31 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/31/E7-25256/atlantic-highly-migratory-species-2008-atlantic-bluefin-tuna-quota-specifications-and-effort | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-31/pdf/E7-25256.pdf | Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | 54,361 | NMFS announces the final rule to set 2008 fishing year specifications for the Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) fishery, including quotas for each of the established domestic fishing categories and effort controls for the General category and Angling... |
| E7-25353 | Alcohol and Drug Testing: Determination of Minimum Random Testing Rates for 2008 | Rule | Using data from Management Information System annual reports, FRA has determined that the 2006 rail industry random testing positive rates were 0.60 percent for drugs and 0.13 percent for alcohol. Because the industry-wide random drug testing positive rate has remained below 1.0 percent for the last two years, the Federal Railroad Administrator (Administrator) has determined that the minimum annual random drug testing rate for the period January 1, 2008, through December 31, 2008, will remain at 25 percent of covered railroad employees. In addition, because the industry-wide random alcohol testing violation rate has remained below 0.5 percent for the last two years, the Administrator has determined that the minimum random alcohol testing rate will remain at 10 percent of covered railroad employees for the period January 1, 2008, through December 31, 2008. | 2007-12-31 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/31/E7-25353/alcohol-and-drug-testing-determination-of-minimum-random-testing-rates-for-2008 | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-31/pdf/E7-25353.pdf | Transportation Department; Federal Railroad Administration | 492,185 | Using data from Management Information System annual reports, FRA has determined that the 2006 rail industry random testing positive rates were 0.60 percent for drugs and 0.13 percent for alcohol. Because the industry-wide random drug testing positive... |
| E7-25403 | List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: HI-STORM 100 Revision 5 | Rule | The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its spent fuel storage cask regulations by revising the Holtec International HI- STORM 100 cask system listing within the "List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks" to include Amendment No. 5 to Certificate of Compliance (CoC) Number 1014. Amendment No. 5 includes deletion of the requirement to perform thermal validation tests on thermal systems; an increase in the design basis maximum decay heat loads, namely, to 34 kilowatts (kW) for uniform loading and 36.9 kW for regionalized loading, and introduction of a new decay heat regionalized scheme; an increase in the maximum fuel assembly weight for boiling water reactor fuel in the Multi-Purpose Canister (MPC)-68 from 700 to 730 pounds; an increase in the maximum fuel assembly weight of up to 1,720 pounds for assemblies not requiring spacers, otherwise 1,680 pounds; changes to the assembly characteristics of 16 x 16 pressurized water reactor fuel assemblies to be qualified for storage in the HI-STORM 100 cask system; a change in the fuel storage locations in the MPC-32 for fuel with axial power shaping rod assemblies and in the fuel storage locations in the MPC-24, MPC-24E, and the MPC-32 for fuel with control rod assemblies, rod cluster control assemblies, and control element assemblies; elimination of the restriction that fuel debris can only be loaded into the MPC- 24EF, MPC-32F, MPC-68F, and MPC-68FF canisters; introduction of a requirement that all MPC confinement boundary components and any MPC components exposed to spent fuel pool water or the ambient environment be made of stainless steel or, for MPC internals, neutron absorber or aluminum; the addition of a threshold heat load below which operation of the Supplemental Cooling System would not be required and modification of the design criteria to simplify the system; minor editorial changes to include clarification of the description of anchored casks, correction of typographical/editorial errors, clarification of the definitions of loading operations, s… | 2007-12-31 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/31/E7-25403/list-of-approved-spent-fuel-storage-casks-hi-storm-100-revision-5 | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-31/pdf/E7-25403.pdf | Nuclear Regulatory Commission | 383 | The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its spent fuel storage cask regulations by revising the Holtec International HI- STORM 100 cask system listing within the "List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks" to include Amendment No. 5 to... |
| E7-25417 | Visas: Documentation of Non-immigrants Under the Immigration and Nationality Act | Rule | This rule amends 22 CFR Part 41 in order to reflect increased security measures requiring fingerprinting and name checks of all visa applicants, with certain narrow exceptions, and to be consistent with an amendment to the Schedule of Fees for Consular Services including the cost of such checks in fees for non-immigrant and immigrant visas and border crossing cards. | 2007-12-31 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/31/E7-25417/visas-documentation-of-non-immigrants-under-the-immigration-and-nationality-act | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-31/pdf/E7-25417.pdf | State Department | 476 | This rule amends 22 CFR Part 41 in order to reflect increased security measures requiring fingerprinting and name checks of all visa applicants, with certain narrow exceptions, and to be consistent with an amendment to the Schedule of Fees for Consular... |
| E7-25422 | Card Format Passport; Changes to Passport Fee Schedule | Rule | This rule finalizes the proposed rule published on October 17, 2006, and implements certain provisions of Section 7209 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (IRTPA). The IRTPA provides that United States citizens and nonimmigrant aliens may enter the United States only with passports or such alternative documents as the Secretary of Homeland Security may designate as satisfactorily establishing identity and citizenship. The statute requires that the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State, develop and implement a plan to require virtually all travelers entering the United States to present a passport or other document or combination of documents that are deemed by the Secretary of Homeland Security to be sufficient to denote identity and citizenship. The legislation also requires that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of State seek to facilitate the frequent travel of those living in border communities. This final rule takes into account the amendment to section 7209 by the 2007 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act calling for the availability of a passport card for land and sea travel between the United States and Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and Bermuda. The Administration's proposal to address the remainder of the legislative requirements in section 7209, called the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI), is being addressed in separate rulemakings. | 2007-12-31 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/31/E7-25422/card-format-passport-changes-to-passport-fee-schedule | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-31/pdf/E7-25422.pdf | State Department | 476 | This rule finalizes the proposed rule published on October 17, 2006, and implements certain provisions of Section 7209 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (IRTPA). The IRTPA provides that United States citizens and... |
| 07-55524 | Licensing Requirements for the Independent Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel, High-Level Radioactive Waste, and Reactor-Related Greater Than Class C Waste | Rule | 2007-12-28 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/28/07-55524/licensing-requirements-for-the-independent-storage-of-spent-nuclear-fuel-high-level-radioactive | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-28/pdf/07-55524.pdf | Nuclear Regulatory Commission | 383 | ||
| 07-55525 | General Rulemaking Procedures | Rule | 2007-12-28 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/28/07-55525/general-rulemaking-procedures | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-28/pdf/07-55525.pdf | Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration | 492,159 | ||
| 07-55526 | Definitions of Terms | Rule | 2007-12-28 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/28/07-55526/definitions-of-terms | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-28/pdf/07-55526.pdf | Commerce Department; Industry and Security Bureau | 54,241 | ||
| 07-6220 | Medicaid Program; Elimination of Reimbursement Under Medicaid for School Administration Expenditures and Costs Related to Transportation of School-Age Children Between Home and School | Rule | Under the Medicaid program, Federal payment is available for the costs of administrative activities "as found necessary by the Secretary for the proper and efficient administration of the State plan." This final rule eliminates Federal Medicaid payment for the costs of certain school-based administrative and transportation activities because the Secretary has found that these activities are not necessary for the proper and efficient administration of the Medicaid State plan and are not within the definition of the optional transportation benefit. Based on these determinations, under this final rule, Federal Medicaid payments will no longer be available for administrative activities performed by school employees or contractors, or anyone under the control of a public or private educational institution, and for transportation from home to school. In addition, this final rule responds to public comments received on the September 7, 2007 proposed rule. | 2007-12-28 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/28/07-6220/medicaid-program-elimination-of-reimbursement-under-medicaid-for-school-administration-expenditures | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-28/pdf/07-6220.pdf | Health and Human Services Department; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | 221,45 | Under the Medicaid program, Federal payment is available for the costs of administrative activities "as found necessary by the Secretary for the proper and efficient administration of the State plan." This final rule eliminates Federal Medicaid payment... |
| 07-6230 | Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan | Rule | The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries (AA), NOAA, announces temporary restrictions consistent with the requirements of the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan's (ALWTRP) implementing regulations. These regulations apply to lobster trap/pot and anchored gillnet fishermen in an area totaling approximately 1,580 nm\2\ (5,419 km\2\), south of Portland, Maine, for 15 days. The purpose of this action is to provide protection to an aggregation of northern right whales (right whales). | 2007-12-28 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/28/07-6230/taking-of-marine-mammals-incidental-to-commercial-fishing-operations-atlantic-large-whale-take | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-28/pdf/07-6230.pdf | Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | 54,361 | The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries (AA), NOAA, announces temporary restrictions consistent with the requirements of the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan's (ALWTRP) implementing regulations. These regulations apply to lobster trap/pot and... |
| 07-6232 | Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan | Rule | The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries (AA), NOAA, announces temporary restrictions consistent with the requirements of the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan's (ALWTRP) implementing regulations. These regulations apply to lobster trap/pot and anchored gillnet fishermen in an area totaling approximately 1,939 nm\2\ (6,650 km\2\), south of Rockland, Maine, for 15 days. The purpose of this action is to provide protection to an aggregation of northern right whales (right whales). | 2007-12-28 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/28/07-6232/taking-of-marine-mammals-incidental-to-commercial-fishing-operations-atlantic-large-whale-take | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-28/pdf/07-6232.pdf | Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | 54,361 | The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries (AA), NOAA, announces temporary restrictions consistent with the requirements of the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan's (ALWTRP) implementing regulations. These regulations apply to lobster trap/pot and... |
| E7-24520 | Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747-200B, 747-300, 747-400, 747-400D, and 747-400F Series Airplanes Equipped with General Electric CF6-80C2 Engines | Rule | The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing Model 747-200B, 747-300, 747-400, 747-400D, and 747-400F series airplanes. This AD requires repetitive inspections of the left- and right-hand flipper door assemblies of the engine core cowls for migrated pins and damaged flipper doors, and corrective actions if necessary. Modification of the hinge assemblies terminates the repetitive inspections. This AD results from two reports of missing flipper doors for the engine core cowls. We are issuing this AD to detect and correct migrated hinge pins and damaged flipper doors, which could allow the flipper door to fall off, resulting in the potential for an engine fire to propagate into the flammable leakage zone of the strut and for the amount of fire extinguishing agent reaching the fire to be diluted, and subsequent uncontained fire in the engine strut. | 2007-12-28 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/28/E7-24520/airworthiness-directives-boeing-model-747-200b-747-300-747-400-747-400d-and-747-400f-series | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-28/pdf/E7-24520.pdf | Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration | 492,159 | The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing Model 747-200B, 747-300, 747-400, 747-400D, and 747-400F series airplanes. This AD requires repetitive inspections of the left- and right-hand flipper door assemblies of the... |
| E7-24837 | National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area Sources: Electric Arc Furnace Steelmaking Facilities | Rule | EPA is issuing national emission standards for electric arc furnace steelmaking facilities that are area sources of hazardous air pollutants. The final rule establishes requirements for the control of mercury emissions that are based on the maximum achievable control technology and requirements for the control of other hazardous air pollutants that are based on generally available control technology or management practices. | 2007-12-28 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/28/E7-24837/national-emission-standards-for-hazardous-air-pollutants-for-area-sources-electric-arc-furnace | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-28/pdf/E7-24837.pdf | Environmental Protection Agency | 145 | EPA is issuing national emission standards for electric arc furnace steelmaking facilities that are area sources of hazardous air pollutants. The final rule establishes requirements for the control of mercury emissions that are based on the maximum... |
| E7-24950 | Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Virginia; Clean Air Interstate Rule Budget Trading Programs | Rule | EPA is approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Commonwealth of Virginia. This revision establishes budget trading programs for nitrogen oxides (NO<INF>X</INF>) annual, NO<INF>X</INF> ozone season, and sulfur dioxides (SO<INF>2</INF>) annual emissions to address the requirements of EPA's Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR). Virginia will meet its CAIR requirements by participating in the EPA-administered regional cap-and-trade program for NO<INF>X</INF> annual, NO<INF>X</INF> ozone season, and SO<INF>2</INF> annual emissions. EPA is determining that the SIP revision fully implements the CAIR requirements for Virginia. Therefore, as a consequence of the SIP approval, EPA will also withdraw the CAIR Federal Implementation Plan (FIP) that addresses NO<INF>X</INF> annual, NO<INF>X</INF> ozone season, and SO<INF>2</INF> annual emissions in Virginia. | 2007-12-28 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/28/E7-24950/approval-and-promulgation-of-air-quality-implementation-plans-virginia-clean-air-interstate-rule | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-28/pdf/E7-24950.pdf | Environmental Protection Agency | 145 | EPA is approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Commonwealth of Virginia. This revision establishes budget trading programs for nitrogen oxides (NO<INF>X</INF>) annual, NO<INF>X</INF> ozone season, and sulfur dioxides... |
| E7-24999 | Adjustment of Monetary Threshold for Reporting Rail Equipment Accidents/Incidents for Calendar Year 2008 | Rule | This rule increases the rail equipment accident/incident reporting threshold from $8,200 to $8,500 for certain railroad accidents/incidents involving property damage that occur during calendar year 2008. This action is needed to ensure that FRA's reporting requirements reflect cost increases that have occurred since the reporting threshold was last computed for calendar year 2007. | 2007-12-28 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/28/E7-24999/adjustment-of-monetary-threshold-for-reporting-rail-equipment-accidentsincidents-for-calendar-year | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-28/pdf/E7-24999.pdf | Transportation Department; Federal Railroad Administration | 492,185 | This rule increases the rail equipment accident/incident reporting threshold from $8,200 to $8,500 for certain railroad accidents/incidents involving property damage that occur during calendar year 2008. This action is needed to ensure that FRA's... |
| E7-25065 | Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: The 2008 Critical Use Exemption From the Phaseout of Methyl Bromide | Rule | EPA is finalizing an exemption to the phaseout of methyl bromide to meet the needs of 2008 critical uses. Specifically, EPA is authorizing uses that qualify for the 2008 critical use exemption and the amount of methyl bromide that may be produced, imported, or supplied from existing pre-phaseout inventory for those uses in 2008. EPA is taking action under the authority of the Clean Air Act to reflect recent consensus decisions taken by the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer at the 18th Meeting of the Parties. | 2007-12-28 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/28/E7-25065/protection-of-stratospheric-ozone-the-2008-critical-use-exemption-from-the-phaseout-of-methyl | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-28/pdf/E7-25065.pdf | Environmental Protection Agency | 145 | EPA is finalizing an exemption to the phaseout of methyl bromide to meet the needs of 2008 critical uses. Specifically, EPA is authorizing uses that qualify for the 2008 critical use exemption and the amount of methyl bromide that may be produced,... |
| E7-25075 | Special Conditions: Boeing Model 787-8 Airplane; Systems and Data Networks Security-Protection of Airplane Systems and Data Networks from Unauthorized External Access | Rule | These special conditions are issued for the Boeing Model 787-8 airplane. This airplane will have novel or unusual design features when compared to the state of technology envisioned in the airworthiness standards for transport category airplanes. The architecture of the Boeing Model 787-8 computer systems and networks may allow access to external systems and networks, such as wireless airline operations and maintenance systems, satellite communications, electronic mail, the Internet, etc. On-board wired and wireless devices may also have access to parts of the airplane's digital systems that provide flight critical functions. These new connectivity capabilities may result in security vulnerabilities to the airplane's critical systems. For these design features, the applicable airworthiness regulations do not contain adequate or appropriate safety standards for protection and security of airplane systems and data networks against unauthorized access. These special conditions contain the additional safety standards that the Administrator considers necessary to establish a level of safety equivalent to that established by the existing standards. Additional special conditions will be issued for other novel or unusual design features of the Boeing Model 787-8 airplanes. | 2007-12-28 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/28/E7-25075/special-conditions-boeing-model-787-8-airplane-systems-and-data-networks-security-protection-of | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-28/pdf/E7-25075.pdf | Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration | 492,159 | These special conditions are issued for the Boeing Model 787-8 airplane. This airplane will have novel or unusual design features when compared to the state of technology envisioned in the airworthiness standards for transport category airplanes. The... |
| E7-25076 | Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Individual Fishing Quota Program; Community Development Quota Program | Rule | NMFS announces approval by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) of collection-of-information requirements implementing the Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program for the fixed-gear commercial Pacific halibut fishery and sablefish fishery. OMB assigned OMB Control Number 0648-0569 to the collection of information contained in these regulations. The intent of this final rule is to announce the effective date of these regulations is January 28, 2008. | 2007-12-28 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/28/E7-25076/fisheries-of-the-exclusive-economic-zone-off-alaska-individual-fishing-quota-program-community | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-28/pdf/E7-25076.pdf | Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | 54,361 | NMFS announces approval by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) of collection-of-information requirements implementing the Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program for the fixed-gear commercial Pacific halibut fishery and sablefish fishery. OMB... |
| E7-25077 | Special Conditions: Boeing Model 757 Series Airplanes; Seats With Non-Traditional, Large, Non-Metallic Panels | Rule | These special conditions are issued for Boeing Model 757 Series Airplanes. These airplanes, as modified by Triad International Maintenance Company (TIMCO), will have a novel or unusual design feature(s) associated with seats that include non-traditional, large, non-metallic panels that would affect survivability during a post-crash fire event. The applicable airworthiness regulations do not contain adequate or appropriate safety standards for this design feature. These special conditions contain the additional safety standards that the Administrator considers necessary to establish a level of safety equivalent to that established by the existing airworthiness standards. | 2007-12-28 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/28/E7-25077/special-conditions-boeing-model-757-series-airplanes-seats-with-non-traditional-large-non-metallic | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-28/pdf/E7-25077.pdf | Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration | 492,159 | These special conditions are issued for Boeing Model 757 Series Airplanes. These airplanes, as modified by Triad International Maintenance Company (TIMCO), will have a novel or unusual design feature(s) associated with seats that include... |
| E7-25090 | Dimethenamid; Pesticide Tolerance | Rule | This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of dimethenamid in or on hop, dried cones; pumpkin, radish (roots and tops); rutabaga (roots and tops); turnip greens; turnip (roots and tops); and winter squash. The Interregional Research Project No. 4 (IR-4) requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). This regulation also modifies 40 CFR 180.464, section (b) by deleting the existing time-limited tolerance for winter squash as a permanent tolerance is being established by this action. | 2007-12-28 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/28/E7-25090/dimethenamid-pesticide-tolerance | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-28/pdf/E7-25090.pdf | Environmental Protection Agency | 145 | This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of dimethenamid in or on hop, dried cones; pumpkin, radish (roots and tops); rutabaga (roots and tops); turnip greens; turnip (roots and tops); and winter squash. The Interregional Research Project... |
| E7-25092 | Fluroxypyr; Pesticide Tolerance | Rule | This regulation establishes tolerances for combined residues of fluroxypyr and its metabolite in or on pome fruit, group 11; millet (grain, forage, hay and proso millet straw). Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR-4) requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). | 2007-12-28 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/28/E7-25092/fluroxypyr-pesticide-tolerance | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-28/pdf/E7-25092.pdf | Environmental Protection Agency | 145 | This regulation establishes tolerances for combined residues of fluroxypyr and its metabolite in or on pome fruit, group 11; millet (grain, forage, hay and proso millet straw). Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR-4) requested these tolerances... |
| E7-25143 | Special Condition: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited Model 429 Helicopters, High Intensity Radiated Fields | Rule | This special condition is issued for the Bell Helicopter Model 429 helicopters. These helicopters will have novel or unusual design features associated with installing electrical and electronic systems that perform critical functions, including an Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS) and a Full Authority Digital Engine Control (FADEC). The applicable airworthiness regulations do not contain adequate or appropriate safety standards to protect systems that perform critical control functions, or provide critical displays, from the effects of high-intensity radiated fields (HIRF). This special condition contains the additional safety standards that the Administrator considers necessary to ensure that critical functions of systems will be maintained when exposed to HIRF. | 2007-12-28 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/28/E7-25143/special-condition-bell-helicopter-textron-canada-limited-model-429-helicopters-high-intensity | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-28/pdf/E7-25143.pdf | Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration | 492,159 | This special condition is issued for the Bell Helicopter Model 429 helicopters. These helicopters will have novel or unusual design features associated with installing electrical and electronic systems that perform critical functions, including an... |
| E7-25153 | Retirement Systems Modernization | Rule | The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing final regulations to authorize alternative provisions for processing retirement and health and life insurance applications, notices, elections, and records under the agency's Retirement Systems Modernization (RSM) initiative. These regulations authorize exceptions to certain regulatory provisions governing the processing of benefits under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS), as well as the Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance (FEGLI), the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) and Retired Federal Employee Health Benefits (RFEHB) Programs. | 2007-12-28 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/28/E7-25153/retirement-systems-modernization | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-28/pdf/E7-25153.pdf | Personnel Management Office | 406 | The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing final regulations to authorize alternative provisions for processing retirement and health and life insurance applications, notices, elections, and records under the agency's Retirement Systems... |
| E7-25165 | Exceptions or Alternatives to Labeling Requirements for Products Held by the Strategic National Stockpile | Rule | The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is issuing regulations to permit FDA Center Directors to grant exceptions or alternatives to certain regulatory labeling requirements applicable to human drugs, biological products, or medical devices that are or will be included in the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS). Under this rule, the appropriate FDA Center Director may grant an exception or alternative to such labeling requirements if he or she determines that compliance with the requirements could adversely affect the safety, effectiveness, or availability of specified lots, batches, or other units of human drugs, biological products, or medical devices that are or will be included in the SNS, including not only those that are approved, licensed, or cleared for marketing, but also those that are investigational. A grant of an exception or alternative under these regulations will include any safeguards or conditions deemed appropriate by the FDA Center Director to ensure that the labeling of such products includes information for the safe and effective use of the products given their anticipated circumstances of use. This rule will facilitate the safety, effectiveness, and availability of appropriate medical countermeasures in the event of a public health emergency. | 2007-12-28 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/28/E7-25165/exceptions-or-alternatives-to-labeling-requirements-for-products-held-by-the-strategic-national | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-28/pdf/E7-25165.pdf | Health and Human Services Department; Food and Drug Administration | 221,199 | The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is issuing regulations to permit FDA Center Directors to grant exceptions or alternatives to certain regulatory labeling requirements applicable to human drugs, biological products, or medical devices that are or... |
| E7-25233 | National Emission Standards for Hospital Ethylene Oxide Sterilizers | Rule | EPA is issuing national emissions standards for new and existing hospital sterilizers that emit hazardous air pollutants and are area sources within the meaning of Clean Air Act section 112(a)(2). The final rule is based on EPA's determination as to what constitutes the generally available control technology or management practices for the hospital sterilizer area source category. This action is being finalized as part of EPA's obligation to regulate area sources listed for regulation pursuant to Clean Air Act section 112(c)(3). | 2007-12-28 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/28/E7-25233/national-emission-standards-for-hospital-ethylene-oxide-sterilizers | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-28/pdf/E7-25233.pdf | Environmental Protection Agency | 145 | EPA is issuing national emissions standards for new and existing hospital sterilizers that emit hazardous air pollutants and are area sources within the meaning of Clean Air Act section 112(a)(2). The final rule is based on EPA's determination as to... |
| E7-25288 | Final Flood Elevation Determinations | Rule | Base (1% annual chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and modified BFEs are made final for the communities listed below. The BFEs and modified BFEs are the basis for the floodplain management measures that each community is required either to adopt or to show evidence of being already in effect in order to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). | 2007-12-28 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/28/E7-25288/final-flood-elevation-determinations | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-28/pdf/E7-25288.pdf | Homeland Security Department; Federal Emergency Management Agency | 227,166 | Base (1% annual chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and modified BFEs are made final for the communities listed below. The BFEs and modified BFEs are the basis for the floodplain management measures that each community is required either to adopt or to... |
| E7-25293 | Revisions to Consolidated Federal Air Rule; Correction | Rule | The EPA issued a final rule on August 27, 2007 (effective date November 26, 2007) that revised the General Provisions for Consolidated Federal Air Rule to allow extensions to the deadline imposed for source owners and operators to conduct required performance tests in specified force majeure circumstances. The final rule inadvertently stated that we were revising paragraph (c) introductory text when we actually added introductory text to paragraph (c). The purpose of this action is to correct this error. This action merely addresses a formatting issue. Thus, it is proper to issue this notice without notice and comment. Section 553 of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), provides that, when an Agency for good cause finds that notice and public procedure are impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest, the Agency may issue a rule without providing notice and an opportunity for public comment. We have determined that there is good cause for making this action final without prior proposal and opportunity for comment because the change to the rule is a minor technical correction, is noncontroversial, and does not substantively change the agency actions taken in the final rule. Thus, notice and public procedure are unnecessary. We find that this constitutes good cause under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B). | 2007-12-28 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/28/E7-25293/revisions-to-consolidated-federal-air-rule-correction | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-28/pdf/E7-25293.pdf | Environmental Protection Agency | 145 | The EPA issued a final rule on August 27, 2007 (effective date November 26, 2007) that revised the General Provisions for Consolidated Federal Air Rule to allow extensions to the deadline imposed for source owners and operators to conduct required... |
| E7-25296 | Final Flood Elevation Determinations; Correction | Rule | This document corrects the table to a final rule published in the Federal Register of September 17, 2007. This correction clarifies the table representing the flooding source(s), location of referenced elevation, the effective and modified elevation in feet and the communities affected for Cleveland County, North Carolina, and Incorporated Areas; specifically, for the flooding source "Brushy Creek Tributary 1 of Tributary 6," and for Randolph County, North Carolina, and Incorporated Areas, specifically, for the flooding source "Dodsons Lake 2" than was previously published. | 2007-12-28 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/28/E7-25296/final-flood-elevation-determinations-correction | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-28/pdf/E7-25296.pdf | Homeland Security Department; Federal Emergency Management Agency | 227,166 | This document corrects the table to a final rule published in the Federal Register of September 17, 2007. This correction clarifies the table representing the flooding source(s), location of referenced elevation, the effective and modified elevation in... |
| E7-25304 | Final Flood Elevation Determinations | Rule | Base (1% annual chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and modified BFEs are made final for the communities listed below. The BFEs and modified BFEs are the basis for the floodplain management measures that each community is required either to adopt or to show evidence of being already in effect in order to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). | 2007-12-28 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/28/E7-25304/final-flood-elevation-determinations | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-28/pdf/E7-25304.pdf | Homeland Security Department; Federal Emergency Management Agency | 227,166 | Base (1% annual chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and modified BFEs are made final for the communities listed below. The BFEs and modified BFEs are the basis for the floodplain management measures that each community is required either to adopt or to... |
| E7-25317 | Suspension of Community Eligibility | Rule | This rule identifies communities, where the sale of flood insurance has been authorized under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), that are scheduled for suspension on the effective dates listed within this rule because of noncompliance with the floodplain management requirements of the program. If the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) receives documentation that the community has adopted the required floodplain management measures prior to the effective suspension date given in this rule, the suspension will not occur and a notice of this will be provided by publication in the Federal Register on a subsequent date. | 2007-12-28 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/28/E7-25317/suspension-of-community-eligibility | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-28/pdf/E7-25317.pdf | Homeland Security Department; Federal Emergency Management Agency | 227,166 | This rule identifies communities, where the sale of flood insurance has been authorized under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), that are scheduled for suspension on the effective dates listed within this rule because of noncompliance with... |
| 07-6200 | Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic; Trip Limit Reduction | Rule | NMFS reduces the trip limit in the commercial hook-and-line fishery for king mackerel in the northern Florida west coast subzone to 500 lb (227 kg) of king mackerel per day in or from the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). This trip limit reduction is necessary to protect the Gulf king mackerel resource. | 2007-12-27 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/27/07-6200/fisheries-of-the-caribbean-gulf-of-mexico-and-south-atlantic-coastal-migratory-pelagic-resources-of | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-27/pdf/07-6200.pdf | Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | 54,361 | NMFS reduces the trip limit in the commercial hook-and-line fishery for king mackerel in the northern Florida west coast subzone to 500 lb (227 kg) of king mackerel per day in or from the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). This trip limit reduction is... |
| E7-24571 | Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, Subpart C and Subpart D-2007-08 Subsistence Taking of Wildlife Regulations; 2007-08 Subsistence Taking of Fish on the Kenai Peninsula Regulations | Rule | This final rule establishes regulations for seasons, harvest limits, methods, and means related to taking of wildlife for subsistence uses in Alaska during the 2007-08 regulatory year. The rulemaking is necessary because the regulations governing the subsistence harvest of wildlife in Alaska are subject to an annual public review cycle. This rulemaking replaces the wildlife regulations that expired on June 30, 2007. This rule also amends the regulations that establish which Alaska residents are eligible to take specific species for subsistence uses. In addition, this rule revises the regulations for fishing seasons, harvest limits, methods and means related to taking of fish on the Kenai Peninsula for subsistence uses during the 2007-08 regulatory year. This rule also amends the customary and traditional use determinations of the Federal Subsistence Board. | 2007-12-27 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/27/E7-24571/subsistence-management-regulations-for-public-lands-in-alaska-subpart-c-and-subpart-d-2007-08 | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-27/pdf/E7-24571.pdf | Agriculture Department; Forest Service; Interior Department; Fish and Wildlife Service | 12,209,253,197 | This final rule establishes regulations for seasons, harvest limits, methods, and means related to taking of wildlife for subsistence uses in Alaska during the 2007-08 regulatory year. The rulemaking is necessary because the regulations governing the... |
| E7-24638 | Airworthiness Directives; REIMS AVIATION S.A. Model F406 Airplanes | Rule | We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an aviation product. The MCAI describes the unsafe condition as: | 2007-12-27 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/27/E7-24638/airworthiness-directives-reims-aviation-sa-model-f406-airplanes | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-27/pdf/E7-24638.pdf | Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration | 492,159 | We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition... |
| E7-24908 | Implementation of OMB Guidance on Nonprocurement Debarment and Suspension | Rule | Following publication of a March 23, 2007, proposed rule, this final rule relocates HUD's regulations governing nonprocurement debarment and suspension to a new part in title 2 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). The relocation is part of a governmentwide initiative to create one location where the public can access both the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance for grants and agreements and the associated Federal agency implementing regulations. The new part adopts the OMB guidance on nonprocurement debarment and suspension and supplements it with HUD-specific clarifications and additions. The rule also makes conforming changes to HUD regulations referencing the nonprocurement debarment and suspension regulations. This regulatory action is an administrative simplification that would make no substantive change in HUD policy or procedures for nonprocurement debarment and suspension. This final rule takes into consideration the one public comment received on the March 23, 2007, proposed rule. To conform the rule to reflect the establishment of HUD's Office of Hearings and Appeals and more closely track the language of the OMB guidelines, this final rule adopts the proposed rule with minor changes. | 2007-12-27 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/27/E7-24908/implementation-of-omb-guidance-on-nonprocurement-debarment-and-suspension | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-27/pdf/E7-24908.pdf | Housing and Urban Development Department | 228 | Following publication of a March 23, 2007, proposed rule, this final rule relocates HUD's regulations governing nonprocurement debarment and suspension to a new part in title 2 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). The relocation is part of a... |
| E7-24915 | Private Printing of Prescribed Applications, Forms, and Other Publications | Rule | We are issuing these final rules to adopt without change the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking published on August 16, 2007 at 72 FR 45991. These final rules amend the regulation at 20 CFR 422.527, which requires a person, institution, or organization (person) to obtain the Social Security Administration's (SSA's) approval prior to reproducing, duplicating, or privately printing any SSA prescribed application or other form whether or not the person intended to charge a fee. Section 1140(a)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act (the Act) prohibits a person from charging a fee to reproduce, reprint, or distribute any SSA application, form, or publication unless he/she obtains the authorization of the Commissioner of Social Security in accordance with such regulations as he may prescribe. (42 U.S.C. 1320b-10(a)(2)(A)). | 2007-12-27 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/27/E7-24915/private-printing-of-prescribed-applications-forms-and-other-publications | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-27/pdf/E7-24915.pdf | Social Security Administration | 470 | We are issuing these final rules to adopt without change the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking published on August 16, 2007 at 72 FR 45991. These final rules amend the regulation at 20 CFR 422.527, which requires a person, institution, or organization... |
| E7-24968 | Revisions to the Eligibility Requirements for Primary Securities Offerings on Forms S-3 and F-3 | Rule | We are adopting amendments to the eligibility requirements of Form S-3 and Form F-3 to allow certain domestic and foreign private issuers to conduct primary securities offerings on these forms without regard to the size of their public float or the rating of debt they are offering, so long as they satisfy the other eligibility conditions of the respective form, have a class of common equity securities listed and registered on a national securities exchange, and the issuers do not sell more than the equivalent of one-third of their public float in primary offerings over any period of 12 calendar months. The amendments are intended to allow more companies to benefit from the greater flexibility and efficiency in accessing the public securities markets afforded by Form S-3 and Form F-3 without compromising investor protection. The expanded form eligibility does not extend to shell companies, however, which are prohibited from using the new provisions until 12 calendar months after they cease being shell companies. In addition, we are adopting an amendment to the rules and regulations promulgated under the Securities Act to clarify that violations of the one-third restriction will also violate the requirements as to proper registration form, even though the registration statement has been declared effective previously. | 2007-12-27 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/27/E7-24968/revisions-to-the-eligibility-requirements-for-primary-securities-offerings-on-forms-s-3-and-f-3 | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-27/pdf/E7-24968.pdf | Securities and Exchange Commission | 466 | We are adopting amendments to the eligibility requirements of Form S-3 and Form F-3 to allow certain domestic and foreign private issuers to conduct primary securities offerings on these forms without regard to the size of their public float or the... |
| E7-24977 | Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AIWW), at Scotts Hill, NC | Rule | The Commander, Fifth Coast Guard District, has approved an additional temporary deviation from the regulations governing the operation of the Figure Eight Swing Bridge, at AIWW mile 278.1, at Scotts Hill, NC. From February 1, 2008 at 6 p.m., until February 29, 2008 at 5:30 p.m., this added deviation allows the drawbridge to remain closed-to-navigation each day from 6 p.m. to 9:30 a.m., from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., and from 2 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., to complete sandblasting and painting operations. In addition, commercial vessel openings will be provided at night if at least three hours notice is given by calling (910) 686-0635 or via marine radio on Channel 13. | 2007-12-27 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/27/E7-24977/drawbridge-operation-regulations-atlantic-intracoastal-waterway-aiww-at-scotts-hill-nc | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-27/pdf/E7-24977.pdf | Homeland Security Department; Coast Guard | 227,53 | The Commander, Fifth Coast Guard District, has approved an additional temporary deviation from the regulations governing the operation of the Figure Eight Swing Bridge, at AIWW mile 278.1, at Scotts Hill, NC. From February 1, 2008 at 6 p.m., until... |
| E7-24978 | Regulated Navigation Area; Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts; Navigable Waterways Within the First Coast Guard District | Rule | The Coast Guard is making a technical correction to a Final Rule published in the Federal Register on December 13, 2007. (72 FR 70780.) The Final Rule titled "Regulated Navigation Area; Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts; Navigable Waterways within the First Coast Guard District" contained an inaccurate amendatory instruction to revise an imprecise and potentially confusing cross references regarding the applicability of certain regulations implemented by the rule. The revised amendatory instruction provided in this correction is intended to implement the revision to Part 165 found in 72 FR 70780. | 2007-12-27 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/27/E7-24978/regulated-navigation-area-buzzards-bay-massachusetts-navigable-waterways-within-the-first-coast | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-27/pdf/E7-24978.pdf | Homeland Security Department; Coast Guard | 227,53 | The Coast Guard is making a technical correction to a Final Rule published in the Federal Register on December 13, 2007. (72 FR 70780.) The Final Rule titled "Regulated Navigation Area; Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts; Navigable Waterways within the First... |
| E7-25007 | Participants' Choices of TSP Funds | Rule | The Agency is amending its interfund transfer regulations to provide that the Executive Director may adopt a policy of setting limits on the number of interfund transfer requests. In the near term, this amendment will allow the Executive Director to immediately address and, if necessary, restrict the activity of frequent traders, who have disrupted management of the Funds and whose activity has resulted in increased costs to participants. | 2007-12-27 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/27/E7-25007/participants-choices-of-tsp-funds | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-27/pdf/E7-25007.pdf | Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board | 189 | The Agency is amending its interfund transfer regulations to provide that the Executive Director may adopt a policy of setting limits on the number of interfund transfer requests. In the near term, this amendment will allow the Executive Director to... |
| E7-25014 | Disclosure of Return Information to the Bureau of the Census | Rule | This document contains a final regulation relating to the list of items of return information disclosed to the Bureau of the Census (Bureau). The regulation adds two items of return information for use in producing demographic statistics programs, including the Bureau's Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE). The final regulation also removes four items that the Bureau has indicated are no longer necessary. This regulation facilitates the assistance of the IRS to the Bureau in its statistics programs and requires no action by taxpayers and has no effect on their tax liabilities. | 2007-12-27 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/27/E7-25014/disclosure-of-return-information-to-the-bureau-of-the-census | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-27/pdf/E7-25014.pdf | Treasury Department; Internal Revenue Service | 497,254 | This document contains a final regulation relating to the list of items of return information disclosed to the Bureau of the Census (Bureau). The regulation adds two items of return information for use in producing demographic statistics programs,... |
| E7-25035 | Airworthiness Directives; MT-Propeller Entwicklung GmbH Propellers | Rule | The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for certain MT-Propeller Entwicklung GmbH variable pitch and fixed pitch propellers manufactured before 1995, which had not been overhauled since April 1994. That AD currently requires overhauling the propeller blades and performing initial and repetitive visual inspections of affected propeller blades. That AD also requires removing all propeller blades from service with damaged erosion sheath bonding or loose erosion sheaths and installing any missing or damaged polyurethane protective strips. This AD requires the same actions. This AD results from the need to clarify the population of affected propellers previously listed in AD 2006-05-05. We are issuing this AD to prevent erosion sheath separation leading to damage of the airplane. | 2007-12-27 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/27/E7-25035/airworthiness-directives-mt-propeller-entwicklung-gmbh-propellers | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-27/pdf/E7-25035.pdf | Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration | 492,159 | The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for certain MT-Propeller Entwicklung GmbH variable pitch and fixed pitch propellers manufactured before 1995, which had not been overhauled since April 1994. That AD currently requires... |
| E7-25068 | Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Revision of Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) Requirements for Commercial Gulf Reef Fish Vessels | Rule | NMFS issues this final rule to revise VMS requirements applicable to the commercial reef fish fishery in the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) and to revise the allowable methods for complying with the advance notification of landing requirement in the Gulf red snapper individual fishing quota (IFQ) program. Regarding the VMS program, this final rule allows commercial reef fish vessel owners or operators to reduce the frequency of VMS transmissions while in port; extends the existing power-down exemption to include reef fish vessels while in port; and adds a grandfather clause to address VMS units approved for use in the Gulf reef fish fishery. Regarding the IFQ program, this final rule expands the allowable methods for communicating the required advance notification of landing. The intended effects of this final rule are to resolve an unanticipated technological problem with the VMS draining power from vessels that are in port without access to external power sources; provide a grandfather clause for previously approved Gulf reef fish VMS units; and facilitate compliance with the advance notification of landing requirement in the IFQ program. Finally, NMFS informs the public of the approval by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) of the collection-of-information requirements contained in this final rule and publishes the OMB control numbers for those collections. | 2007-12-27 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/27/E7-25068/fisheries-of-the-caribbean-gulf-of-mexico-and-south-atlantic-revision-of-vessel-monitoring-system | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-27/pdf/E7-25068.pdf | Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | 54,361 | NMFS issues this final rule to revise VMS requirements applicable to the commercial reef fish fishery in the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) and to revise the allowable methods for complying with the advance notification of landing requirement in the Gulf red... |
| E7-25073 | Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Framework Adjustment 42 | Rule | This rule corrects and clarifies a number of inadvertent errors, omissions, and ambiguities in the regulations implemented by recent actions taken under the Northeast (NE) Multispecies Fisheries Management Plan (FMP), including Amendment 5, Framework Adjustment (FW) 38, Amendment 13, FW 40-A, FW 41, and FW 42. The measures corrected or clarified by this rule ensure that the current regulations maintain consistency with, and accurately reflect, the intent of measures adopted by the New England Fishery Management Council (Council) and approved and implemented by the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary). | 2007-12-27 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/27/E7-25073/fisheries-of-the-northeastern-united-states-northeast-multispecies-fishery-framework-adjustment-42 | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-27/pdf/E7-25073.pdf | Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | 54,361 | This rule corrects and clarifies a number of inadvertent errors, omissions, and ambiguities in the regulations implemented by recent actions taken under the Northeast (NE) Multispecies Fisheries Management Plan (FMP), including Amendment 5, Framework... |
| E7-25091 | Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Extension of Global Laboratory and Analytical Use Exemption for Essential Class I Ozone-Depleting Substances | Rule | EPA is taking final action to extend the global laboratory and analytical use exemption for the production and import of class I ozone-depleting substances through December 31, 2011, consistent with the recent actions by the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. The exemption allows persons in the United States to produce and import controlled substances for laboratory and analytical uses that have not been already identified by EPA as nonessential. The final rule also extends the applicability of the global laboratory and analytical use exemption to the production and import of methyl bromide for specific laboratory uses. Finally, this action eliminates the testing of organic matter in coal from the global laboratory and analytical use exemption. | 2007-12-27 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/27/E7-25091/protection-of-stratospheric-ozone-extension-of-global-laboratory-and-analytical-use-exemption-for | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-27/pdf/E7-25091.pdf | Environmental Protection Agency | 145 | EPA is taking final action to extend the global laboratory and analytical use exemption for the production and import of class I ozone-depleting substances through December 31, 2011, consistent with the recent actions by the Parties to the Montreal... |
| E7-25107 | Single Family Housing Loans, Payment Assistance | Rule | This Final Rule implements a change in the regulations for the Rural Housing Service (RHS) 502 Direct Single Family Housing Loans by amending the formula that calculates payment assistance for which a borrower qualifies. This action is being taken to improve the distribution of program benefits, simplify the application process and improve customer service. This Final Rule follows the publication of the Proposed Rule on February 17, 2006, and takes into consideration the public comments received in response to the Proposed Rule. | 2007-12-27 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/27/E7-25107/single-family-housing-loans-payment-assistance | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-27/pdf/E7-25107.pdf | Agriculture Department; Rural Housing Service | 12,458 | This Final Rule implements a change in the regulations for the Rural Housing Service (RHS) 502 Direct Single Family Housing Loans by amending the formula that calculates payment assistance for which a borrower qualifies. This action is being taken to... |
| 07-55522 | Airworthiness Standards: Normal, Utility, Acrobatic, and Commuter Category Airplanes | Rule | 2007-12-26 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/26/07-55522/airworthiness-standards-normal-utility-acrobatic-and-commuter-category-airplanes | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-26/pdf/07-55522.pdf | Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration | 492,159 | ||
| 07-6137 | Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for Arenaria ursina (Bear Valley Sandwort), Castilleja cinerea (Ash-gray Indian Paintbrush), and Eriogonum kennedyi var. austromontanum (Southern Mountain Wild-Buckwheat) | Rule | We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are designating critical habitat for Arenaria ursina (Bear Valley sandwort), Castilleja cinerea (Ash-gray Indian paintbrush), and Eriogonum kennedyi var. austromontanum (southern mountain wild- buckwheat) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). In total, approximately 1,769 acres (ac) (722 hectares (ha)) of land fall within the boundaries of the critical habitat designations for these three species. Approximately 1,412 ac (571 ha) of Federal and private land are being designated as critical habitat for Arenaria ursina; approximately 1,769 ac (722 ha) of Federal, State, and private land are being designated as critical habitat for Castilleja cinerea; and approximately 904 ac (366 ha) of Federal and private land are being designated as critical habitat for Eriogonum kennedyi var. austromontanum. All lands included in these final designations are in San Bernardino County, California. These final designations include an addition of a total of 258 ac (111 ha) from the total area included in the 2006 proposed designations for these species. | 2007-12-26 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/26/07-6137/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-designation-of-critical-habitat-for-arenaria-ursina | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-26/pdf/07-6137.pdf | Interior Department; Fish and Wildlife Service | 253,197 | We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are designating critical habitat for Arenaria ursina (Bear Valley sandwort), Castilleja cinerea (Ash-gray Indian paintbrush), and Eriogonum kennedyi var. austromontanum (southern mountain wild-... |
| E7-24720 | National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area Sources: Clay Ceramics Manufacturing, Glass Manufacturing, and Secondary Nonferrous Metals Processing | Rule | EPA is issuing national emission standards for the Clay Ceramics Manufacturing, Glass Manufacturing, and Secondary Nonferrous Metals Processing area source categories. Each of these three final emissions standards reflects the generally available control technology or management practices used by sources within the respective area source category. | 2007-12-26 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/26/E7-24720/national-emission-standards-for-hazardous-air-pollutants-for-area-sources-clay-ceramics | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-26/pdf/E7-24720.pdf | Environmental Protection Agency | 145 | EPA is issuing national emission standards for the Clay Ceramics Manufacturing, Glass Manufacturing, and Secondary Nonferrous Metals Processing area source categories. Each of these three final emissions standards reflects the generally available... |
| E7-24797 | Electioneering Communications | Rule | The Federal Election Commission is revising its rules governing electioneering communications. These revisions implement the Supreme Court's decision in FEC v. Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc., which held that the prohibition on the use of corporate and labor organization funds for electioneering communications is unconstitutional as applied to certain types of electioneering communications. Further information is provided in the supplementary information that follows. | 2007-12-26 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/26/E7-24797/electioneering-communications | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-26/pdf/E7-24797.pdf | Federal Election Commission | 165 | The Federal Election Commission is revising its rules governing electioneering communications. These revisions implement the Supreme Court's decision in FEC v. Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc., which held that the prohibition on the use of corporate and... |
| E7-24855 | Airworthiness Directives; Hartzell Propeller Inc. Compact Series Propellers | Rule | The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for all Hartzell Propeller Inc. models ( )HC-( )( )Y( )-( )( )( ) compact series, constant speed or feathering propellers with Hartzell manufactured "Y" shank aluminum blades. That AD currently requires initial blade inspections, with no repetitive inspections; rework of all "Y" shank aluminum blades including cold rolling of the blade shank retention radius, blade replacement and modification of pitch change mechanisms for certain propeller models; and changing the airplane operating limitations with specific models of propellers installed. This AD requires the same actions but clarifies certain areas of the compliance, and updates a certain service bulletin (SB) reference to the most recent SB. This AD results from operators requesting clarification of certain portions of AD 2002-09-08. We are issuing this AD to prevent failure of the propeller blade from fatigue cracks in the blade shank radius, which can result in damage to the airplane and loss of airplane control. | 2007-12-26 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/26/E7-24855/airworthiness-directives-hartzell-propeller-inc-compact-series-propellers | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-26/pdf/E7-24855.pdf | Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration | 492,159 | The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for all Hartzell Propeller Inc. models ( )HC-( )( )Y( )-( )( )( ) compact series, constant speed or feathering propellers with Hartzell manufactured "Y" shank aluminum blades. That AD... |
| E7-24867 | Age Discrimination in Employment Act; Retiree Health Benefits | Rule | The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is publishing this final rule so that employers may create, adopt, and maintain a wide range of retiree health plan designs, such as Medicare bridge plans and Medicare wrap-around plans, without violating the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA). To address concerns that the ADEA may be construed to create an incentive for employers to eliminate or reduce retiree health benefits, EEOC is creating a narrow exemption from the prohibitions of the ADEA for the practice of coordinating employer- sponsored retiree health benefits with eligibility for Medicare or a comparable State health benefits program.\1\ The rule does not otherwise affect an employer's ability to offer health or other employment benefits to retirees, consistent with the law. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 2007-12-26 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/26/E7-24867/age-discrimination-in-employment-act-retiree-health-benefits | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-26/pdf/E7-24867.pdf | Equal Employment Opportunity Commission | 147 | The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is publishing this final rule so that employers may create, adopt, and maintain a wide range of retiree health plan designs, such as Medicare bridge plans and Medicare wrap-around plans, without violating the... |
| E7-24874 | Calculating and Apportioning the Section 11(b)(1) Additional Tax under Section 1561 for Controlled Groups. | Rule | This document removes the final regulation for Sec. 1.1561-2, amends Sec. Sec. 1.1561-2T and 1.1563-1T, and adds Sec. 1.1502-47T. These temporary regulations affect component members of a controlled group of corporations and consolidated groups filing life-nonlife Federal income tax returns. These temporary regulations provide guidance for calculating and apportioning between component members any amount of additional tax and any reduction in the amount exempted from the alternative minimum tax. These temporary regulations also update and clarify the allocation of tax-benefit items in the case in which a component member has a short taxable year not including a December 31st date. Finally, these temporary regulations provide explanations of two concepts: a group's testing date and a member's testing period for use in determining which members of the group and which taxable years of those members are subject to the controlled group rules. The text of these temporary regulations also serves as the text of the proposed regulations set forth in the notice of proposed rulemaking on this subject in the Proposed Rules section in this issue of the Federal Register. | 2007-12-26 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/26/E7-24874/calculating-and-apportioning-the-section-11b1-additional-tax-under-section-1561-for-controlled | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-26/pdf/E7-24874.pdf | Treasury Department; Internal Revenue Service | 497,254 | This document removes the final regulation for Sec. 1.1561-2, amends Sec. Sec. 1.1561-2T and 1.1563-1T, and adds Sec. 1.1502-47T. These temporary regulations affect component members of a controlled group of corporations and consolidated groups filing... |
| E7-24910 | U.S. Munitions Import List and Import Restrictions Applicable to Certain Countries (2005R-5P) | Rule | This final rule conforms the regulations in 27 CFR Part 447 to the revised International Traffic in Arms Regulations by amending the list of countries from which the importation of defense articles into the United States is proscribed by adding Afghanistan and removing South Africa and some of the states composing the former Soviet Union (Armenia, Azerbaijan and Tajikistan). The rule also removes the arms embargo against the countries of Serbia and Montenegro. It also clarifies an outdated reference in the regulations to Zaire, currently known as the "Democratic Republic of the Congo," and makes a miscellaneous technical amendment to the regulations. | 2007-12-26 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/26/E7-24910/us-munitions-import-list-and-import-restrictions-applicable-to-certain-countries-2005r-5p | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-26/pdf/E7-24910.pdf | Justice Department; Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Bureau | 268,19 | This final rule conforms the regulations in 27 CFR Part 447 to the revised International Traffic in Arms Regulations by amending the list of countries from which the importation of defense articles into the United States is proscribed by adding... |
| E7-24919 | Reexportation of Controlled Substances | Rule | The Controlled Substances Export Reform Act of 2005 amended the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to provide authority for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to authorize the export of controlled substances from the United States to another country for subsequent export from that country to a second country, if certain conditions and safeguards are satisfied. DEA is amending its regulations to implement the new legislation. | 2007-12-26 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/26/E7-24919/reexportation-of-controlled-substances | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-26/pdf/E7-24919.pdf | Justice Department; Drug Enforcement Administration | 268,116 | The Controlled Substances Export Reform Act of 2005 amended the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to provide authority for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to authorize the export of controlled substances from the United States to... |
| E7-24934 | Certifications and Exemptions Under the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 | Rule | The Department of the Navy is amending its certifications and exemptions under the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (72 COLREGS), to reflect that the Deputy Assistant Judge Advocate General (Admiralty and Maritime Law) has determined that USS FREEDOM (LCS 1) is a vessel of the Navy which, due to its special construction and purpose, cannot fully comply with certain provisions of the 72 COLREGS without interfering with its special function as a naval ship. The intended effect of this rule is to warn mariners in waters where 72 COLREGS apply. | 2007-12-26 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/26/E7-24934/certifications-and-exemptions-under-the-international-regulations-for-preventing-collisions-at-sea | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-26/pdf/E7-24934.pdf | Defense Department; Navy Department | 103,378 | The Department of the Navy is amending its certifications and exemptions under the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (72 COLREGS), to reflect that the Deputy Assistant Judge Advocate General (Admiralty and Maritime Law)... |
| E7-24937 | Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2006-030, Electronic Products Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) | Rule | The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) have agreed on an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to require use of Electronic Products Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) when acquiring personal computer products such as desktops, notebooks (also known as laptops), and monitors pursuant to the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and Executive Order 13423, "Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management." | 2007-12-26 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/26/E7-24937/federal-acquisition-regulation-far-case-2006-030-electronic-products-environmental-assessment-tool | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-26/pdf/E7-24937.pdf | Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 103,210,301 | The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) have agreed on an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to require use of Electronic Products Environmental Assessment Tool... |
| E7-24938 | Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2006-019, Contracts With Religious Entities | Rule | The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) have adopted as final, without change, an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement Executive Order (E.O.) 11246, as amended, Equal Employment Opportunity, to incorporate the exemption for religious entities prescribed in E.O. 13279. | 2007-12-26 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/26/E7-24938/federal-acquisition-regulation-far-case-2006-019-contracts-with-religious-entities | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-26/pdf/E7-24938.pdf | Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 103,210,301 | The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) have adopted as final, without change, an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement Executive Order (E.O.) 11246, as... |
| E7-24939 | Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2005-016, Performance-Based Payments | Rule | The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) have agreed on a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement recommendations to change the regulations related to performance-based payments. | 2007-12-26 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/26/E7-24939/federal-acquisition-regulation-far-case-2005-016-performance-based-payments | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-26/pdf/E7-24939.pdf | Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 103,210,301 | The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) have agreed on a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement recommendations to change the regulations related to... |
| E7-24940 | Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-23; Small Entity Compliance Guide | Rule | This document is issued under the joint authority of the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of General Services and the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. This Small Entity Compliance Guide has been prepared in accordance with Section 212 of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996. It consists of a summary of rules appearing in Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-23 which amend the FAR. An asterisk (*) next to a rule indicates that a regulatory flexibility analysis has been prepared. Interested parties may obtain further information regarding these rules by referring to FAC 2005-23 which precedes this document. These documents are also available via the Internet at http:/ /www.regulations.gov. | 2007-12-26 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/26/E7-24940/federal-acquisition-regulation-federal-acquisition-circular-2005-23-small-entity-compliance-guide | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-26/pdf/E7-24940.pdf | Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 103,210,301 | This document is issued under the joint authority of the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of General Services and the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. This Small Entity Compliance Guide has been prepared in... |
| E7-24943 | Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-23; Introduction | Rule | This document summarizes the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) rules agreed to by the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council in this Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-23. A companion document, the Small Entity Compliance Guide (SECG), follows this FAC. The FAC, including the SECG, is available via the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. | 2007-12-26 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/26/E7-24943/federal-acquisition-regulation-federal-acquisition-circular-2005-23-introduction | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-26/pdf/E7-24943.pdf | Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 103,210,301 | This document summarizes the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) rules agreed to by the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council in this Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-23. A companion document, the... |
| E7-24947 | Federal Student Aid Programs (Student Assistance General Provisions, Federal Perkins Loan Program, Federal Direct Loan Program, Federal Family Education Loan Program) | Rule | We are extending the actions taken by the Secretary pursuant to the HEROES Act of 2003, as announced in a notice published in the Federal Register on December 12, 2003 (68 FR 69312), and extended in a notice published in the Federal Register on October 20, 2005 (70 FR 61037). | 2007-12-26 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/26/E7-24947/federal-student-aid-programs-student-assistance-general-provisions-federal-perkins-loan-program | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-26/pdf/E7-24947.pdf | Education Department | 126 | We are extending the actions taken by the Secretary pursuant to the HEROES Act of 2003, as announced in a notice published in the Federal Register on December 12, 2003 (68 FR 69312), and extended in a notice published in the Federal Register on October... |
| E7-24948 | Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast (NE) Multispecies Fishery; Regulatory Amendment to Adopt Fishing Gear Standards for the NE Multispecies Regular B Day-At-Sea (DAS) Program and the Eastern U.S./Canada Haddock Special Access Program (SAP) | Rule | NMFS amends the regulations governing minimum performance standards of fishing gear proposed for use in both the NE multispecies Regular B DAS Program and the Eastern U.S./Canada Haddock SAP. The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) may request the Administrator, Northeast Region, NMFS (Regional Administrator) approve additional gear types for use in these programs if they meet the standard. The purpose of this rule is to provide greater flexibility to fishermen participating in these programs. | 2007-12-26 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/26/E7-24948/fisheries-of-the-northeastern-united-states-northeast-ne-multispecies-fishery-regulatory-amendment | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-26/pdf/E7-24948.pdf | Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | 54,361 | NMFS amends the regulations governing minimum performance standards of fishing gear proposed for use in both the NE multispecies Regular B DAS Program and the Eastern U.S./Canada Haddock SAP. The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) may... |
| E7-24959 | Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; North Carolina; Redesignation of the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area to Attainment for Ozone | Rule | EPA is taking final action to approve a request submitted on June 7, 2007, from the State of North Carolina, through the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (NCDENR), to redesignate the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill 8-hour ozone nonattainment area to attainment for the 8-hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard ("NAAQS", or "standard"). The Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill 8-hour ozone area is comprised of Durham, Franklin, Granville, Johnston, Orange, Person and Wake Counties in their entireties, and Baldwin, Center, New Hope and Williams Townships in Chatham County in North Carolina (hereafter referred to as the "Triangle Area"). EPA's approval of the redesignation request is based on the determination that North Carolina has demonstrated that the Triangle Area has met the criteria for redesignation to attainment specified in the Clean Air Act (CAA), including the determination that the Triangle Area has attained the 8-hour ozone standard. Additionally, EPA is approving a revision to the North Carolina State Implementation Plan (SIP) including the 8-hour ozone maintenance plan for the Triangle Area that contains the new subarea 2008 and 2017 motor vehicle emission budgets (MVEBs) for nitrogen oxides (NO<INF>X</INF>), and an insignificance determination for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) contribution from motor vehicle emissions to the 8-hour ozone pollution in the entire Triangle Area. Through this action, EPA is also finding the new subarea 2008 and 2017 NO<INF>X</INF> MVEBs, and the VOC insignificance determination, adequate for the purposes of transportation conformity. The above described actions were proposed for public comment on October 3, 2007; no comments were received. EPA is also making corrections to inadvertent errors made in the proposed rulemaking published on October 3, 2007, (72 FR 56312) to Tables 1, 6, and 7. | 2007-12-26 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/26/E7-24959/approval-and-promulgation-of-implementation-plans-and-designation-of-areas-for-air-quality-planning | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-26/pdf/E7-24959.pdf | Environmental Protection Agency | 145 | EPA is taking final action to approve a request submitted on June 7, 2007, from the State of North Carolina, through the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (NCDENR), to redesignate the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill 8-hour ozone... |
| E7-24962 | Approval and Promulgation of State Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants; Iowa; Clean Air Mercury Rule | Rule | EPA is taking final action to approve the State Plan submitted by Iowa on August 15, 2006, and updates to rules submitted on April 26, 2007. The plan addresses the requirements of EPA's Clean Air Mercury Rule (CAMR), promulgated on May 18, 2005, and subsequently revised on June 9, 2006. EPA has determined that the submitted State Plan fully meets the CAMR requirements for Iowa. CAMR requires States to regulate emissions of mercury (Hg) from large coal-fired electric generating units (EGUs). CAMR establishes State budgets for annual EGU Hg emissions and requires States to submit State Plans to ensure that annual EGU Hg emissions will not exceed the applicable State budget. States have the flexibility to choose which control measures to adopt to achieve the budgets, including participating in the EPA-administered CAMR cap-and-trade program. In the State Plan that EPA is approving today, Iowa has met the CAMR requirements by electing to participate in the EPA trading program. | 2007-12-26 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/26/E7-24962/approval-and-promulgation-of-state-plans-for-designated-facilities-and-pollutants-iowa-clean-air | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-26/pdf/E7-24962.pdf | Environmental Protection Agency | 145 | EPA is taking final action to approve the State Plan submitted by Iowa on August 15, 2006, and updates to rules submitted on April 26, 2007. The plan addresses the requirements of EPA's Clean Air Mercury Rule (CAMR), promulgated on May 18, 2005, and... |
| E7-24972 | Direct Investment Surveys: BE-12, 2007 Benchmark Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States | Rule | This final rule amends regulations concerning the reporting requirements for the BE-12, Benchmark Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States. The BE-12 survey is conducted once every 5 years and covers virtually the entire universe of foreign direct investment in the United States in terms of value. The benchmark survey will be conducted for 2007. BEA is changing the reporting requirements on the BE-12 Benchmark survey to: Increase the exemption level for reporting on the BE-12(LF) (Long Form) from $125 million to $175 million; increase the exemption level for reporting on the BE- 12(SF) (Short Form) from $10 million to $40 million; and increase the exemption level for reporting on the BE-12 Bank Form from $10 million to $15 million. In addition, BEA is amending Form BE-12(X) by: Re-naming it the Form BE-12 Claim for Not Filing and deleting several questions, which will be moved to a new Form BE-12 Mini. The Claim for Not Filing will be completed only by persons that are not subject to the reporting requirements of the BE-12 survey but have been contacted by BEA concerning their reporting status. The BE-12 Mini is an abbreviated form for reporting U.S. affiliates with total assets, sales or gross operating revenues, and net income (loss) less than or equal to $40 million. | 2007-12-26 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/26/E7-24972/direct-investment-surveys-be-12-2007-benchmark-survey-of-foreign-direct-investment-in-the-united | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-26/pdf/E7-24972.pdf | Commerce Department; Economic Analysis Bureau | 54,118 | This final rule amends regulations concerning the reporting requirements for the BE-12, Benchmark Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States. The BE-12 survey is conducted once every 5 years and covers virtually the entire universe of... |
| E7-24974 | New Animal Drugs; Change of Sponsor's Name | Rule | The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect a change of sponsor's name from Altana, Inc., to Nycomed US, Inc. | 2007-12-26 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/26/E7-24974/new-animal-drugs-change-of-sponsors-name | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-26/pdf/E7-24974.pdf | Health and Human Services Department; Food and Drug Administration | 221,199 | The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect a change of sponsor's name from Altana, Inc., to Nycomed US, Inc. |
| E7-24976 | Partial Removal of Direct Final Rule and Revision of the Nonroad Diesel Technical Amendments and Tier 3 Technical Relief Provision | Rule | Because EPA received adverse comment, we are making a partial withdrawal and revision of the direct final rule for "Nonroad Diesel Technical Amendments and Tier 3 Technical Relief Provision" published on September 18, 2007. | 2007-12-26 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/26/E7-24976/partial-removal-of-direct-final-rule-and-revision-of-the-nonroad-diesel-technical-amendments-and | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-26/pdf/E7-24976.pdf | Environmental Protection Agency | 145 | Because EPA received adverse comment, we are making a partial withdrawal and revision of the direct final rule for "Nonroad Diesel Technical Amendments and Tier 3 Technical Relief Provision" published on September 18, 2007. |
| E7-24979 | Aspergillus Flavus AF36 on Corn; Temporary Exemption From the Requirement of a Tolerance | Rule | This regulation establishes a temporary exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of the Aspergillus flavus AF36 on corn when applied/used before corn tasseling occurs. Arizona Cotton Research and Protection Council submitted a petition to EPA under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA), requesting the temporary tolerance exemption. This regulation eliminates the need to establish a maximum permissible level for residues of Aspergillus flavus AF36. The temporary tolerance exemption expires on December 31, 2011. | 2007-12-26 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/26/E7-24979/aspergillus-flavus-af36-on-corn-temporary-exemption-from-the-requirement-of-a-tolerance | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-26/pdf/E7-24979.pdf | Environmental Protection Agency | 145 | This regulation establishes a temporary exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of the Aspergillus flavus AF36 on corn when applied/used before corn tasseling occurs. Arizona Cotton Research and Protection Council submitted a... |
| E7-24983 | Etoxazole; Pesticide Tolerance | Rule | This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of etoxazole in or on cherry; hop, dried cones; and vegetable, cucurbit subgroup 9A. The Interregional Research Project No. 4 (IR-4) requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). | 2007-12-26 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/26/E7-24983/etoxazole-pesticide-tolerance | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-26/pdf/E7-24983.pdf | Environmental Protection Agency | 145 | This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of etoxazole in or on cherry; hop, dried cones; and vegetable, cucurbit subgroup 9A. The Interregional Research Project No. 4 (IR-4) requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and... |
| 07-6153 | Emergency Agricultural Assistance, 2007; Crop Disaster and Livestock Indemnity Programs | Rule | This rule establishes the Farm Service Agency (FSA) regulations for the 2007 Emergency Agricultural Assistance. The rule implements legislation that provides funds for agricultural disaster aid for eligible producers, specifically a Crop Disaster Program (CDP) and a 2005-2007 Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP). For CDP, the program applies only to 2005, 2006, and 2007 crop producers who chose to have a Federal Crop Insurance plan of insurance or Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program coverage for the year of loss and suffered damage due to a natural disaster. Eligible crops for 2007 must have been planted prior to February 28, 2007. For LIP, the program applies only to livestock producers in counties designated as a major disaster or emergency area by the President or those declared a natural disaster area by the Secretary of Agriculture. Counties designated disasters by the President may be eligible even though agricultural loss was not covered by the designation if there has been an FSA Administrator's Physical Loss Notice covering such losses. The natural disaster declarations by the Secretary or designations by President must have been issued between January 1, 2005, and February 28, 2007; that is after January 1, 2005 and before February 28, 2007. Counties contiguous to such counties will also be eligible. | 2007-12-21 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/21/07-6153/emergency-agricultural-assistance-2007-crop-disaster-and-livestock-indemnity-programs | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-21/pdf/07-6153.pdf | Agriculture Department; Farm Service Agency | 12,157 | This rule establishes the Farm Service Agency (FSA) regulations for the 2007 Emergency Agricultural Assistance. The rule implements legislation that provides funds for agricultural disaster aid for eligible producers, specifically a Crop Disaster... |
| 07-6154 | 2005-2007 Livestock Compensation and Catfish Grant Programs | Rule | This rule establishes the Farm Service Agency (FSA) regulations for the 2007 Emergency Agricultural Assistance. The rule implements legislation that provides funds for agricultural disaster aid for eligible producers, specifically the continuation of the Livestock Compensation Program (LCP) and the Catfish Grant Program (CGP). The programs will provide financial assistance to eligible livestock and catfish producers in counties designated as a major disaster or emergency by the President or those declared a natural disaster by the Secretary of Agriculture. Counties designated disasters by the President may be eligible even though agricultural loss was not covered by the designation if there has been an FSA Administrator's Physical Loss Notice covering such losses. The natural disaster declarations by the Secretary or designations by the President must have been issued between January 1, 2005, and February 28, 2007; that is after January 1, 2005, and before February 28, 2007. Counties contiguous to such counties will also be eligible. These programs are designed to provide financial assistance to producers who suffered feed losses due to natural disasters in the eligible counties. | 2007-12-21 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/21/07-6154/2005-2007-livestock-compensation-and-catfish-grant-programs | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-21/pdf/07-6154.pdf | Agriculture Department; Farm Service Agency | 12,157 | This rule establishes the Farm Service Agency (FSA) regulations for the 2007 Emergency Agricultural Assistance. The rule implements legislation that provides funds for agricultural disaster aid for eligible producers, specifically the continuation of... |
| 07-6156 | User Fees Relating to Enrollment To Perform Actuarial Services | Rule | This document contains final regulations relating to user fees for the initial and renewed enrollment to become an enrolled actuary. The charging of user fees is authorized by the Independent Offices Appropriations Act (IOAA) of 1952. | 2007-12-21 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/21/07-6156/user-fees-relating-to-enrollment-to-perform-actuarial-services | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-21/pdf/07-6156.pdf | Treasury Department; Internal Revenue Service | 497,254 | This document contains final regulations relating to user fees for the initial and renewed enrollment to become an enrolled actuary. The charging of user fees is authorized by the Independent Offices Appropriations Act (IOAA) of 1952. |
| E7-24615 | Energy Conservation Standards for New Federal Commercial and Multi-Family High-Rise Residential Buildings and New Federal Low-Rise Residential Buildings | Rule | The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is adopting with changes the interim final rule published on December 4, 2006 (71 FR 70275) that implemented provisions in the Energy Policy Act of 2005 that require DOE to establish revised energy efficiency performance standards for the construction of all new Federal buildings. The standards in today's final rule apply to commercial and multi-family high-rise residential buildings and low-rise residential buildings, as designed and constructed. | 2007-12-21 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/21/E7-24615/energy-conservation-standards-for-new-federal-commercial-and-multi-family-high-rise-residential | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-21/pdf/E7-24615.pdf | Energy Department; Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Office | 136,137 | The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is adopting with changes the interim final rule published on December 4, 2006 (71 FR 70275) that implemented provisions in the Energy Policy Act of 2005 that require DOE to establish revised energy efficiency... |
| E7-24623 | Radio Broadcasting Services; Clyde and Glenville, NC, Tazewell, Tennessee and Weaverville, NC | Rule | This document approves a Joint Request for Approval of Settlement Agreement filed by Liberty Productions, a Limited Partnership, Saga Communications of North Carolina, LLC, Ashville Radio Partners, LLC, and Willsyr Communications, Limited Partnership, requesting withdrawal of a Petition for Reconsideration and all pleadings filed in connection MB Docket No. 02-352. With this action, the proceeding is terminated. | 2007-12-21 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/21/E7-24623/radio-broadcasting-services-clyde-and-glenville-nc-tazewell-tennessee-and-weaverville-nc | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-21/pdf/E7-24623.pdf | Federal Communications Commission | 161 | This document approves a Joint Request for Approval of Settlement Agreement filed by Liberty Productions, a Limited Partnership, Saga Communications of North Carolina, LLC, Ashville Radio Partners, LLC, and Willsyr Communications, Limited Partnership,... |
| E7-24649 | Viruses, Serums, Toxins, and Analogous Products; Standard Requirements for Live Vaccines | Rule | We are amending the Virus-Serum-Toxin Act regulations for certain live bacterial and viral vaccines by removing the requirement to retest the Master Seeds for immunogenicity 3 years after the initial qualifying immunogenicity test. In addition, we are amending the requirement concerning mouse safety tests prescribed for a biological product recommended for animals other than poultry. These changes update the standard requirements by eliminating unnecessary testing of Master Seed bacteria and viruses and other forms of bulk or completed biological product. | 2007-12-21 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/21/E7-24649/viruses-serums-toxins-and-analogous-products-standard-requirements-for-live-vaccines | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-21/pdf/E7-24649.pdf | Agriculture Department; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service | 12,22 | We are amending the Virus-Serum-Toxin Act regulations for certain live bacterial and viral vaccines by removing the requirement to retest the Master Seeds for immunogenicity 3 years after the initial qualifying immunogenicity test. In addition, we are... |
| E7-24683 | National Standards for Traffic Control Devices; the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways; Maintaining Traffic Sign Retroreflectivity | Rule | The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) is incorporated by reference in 23 CFR part 655, subpart F, approved by the Federal Highway Administration, and recognized as the national standard for traffic control devices used on all public roads. The purpose of this final rule is to revise standards, guidance, options, and supporting information relating to maintaining minimum levels of retroreflectivity for traffic signs on all roads open to public travel. | 2007-12-21 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/21/E7-24683/national-standards-for-traffic-control-devices-the-manual-on-uniform-traffic-control-devices-for | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-21/pdf/E7-24683.pdf | Transportation Department; Federal Highway Administration | 492,170 | The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) is incorporated by reference in 23 CFR part 655, subpart F, approved by the Federal Highway Administration, and recognized as the national standard for traffic control devices used on all public... |
| E7-24714 | Prevention of Significant Deterioration and Nonattainment New Source Review: Reasonable Possibility in Recordkeeping | Rule | This rule finalizes proposed revisions to the regulations governing the major new source review (NSR) programs mandated by parts C and D of title I of the Clean Air Act (CAA). These changes clarify the "reasonable possibility" recordkeeping and reporting standard of the 2002 NSR reform rules. The "reasonable possibility" standard identifies for sources and reviewing authorities the criteria under which an owner or operator of a major stationary source undergoing a physical change or change in the method of operation that does not trigger major NSR permitting requirements must keep records. The standard also specifies the recordkeeping and reporting requirements on such sources. As noted in the proposal, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit in New York v. EPA, 413 F.3d 3 (DC Cir. 2005) (New York) remanded for the EPA either to provide an acceptable explanation for its "reasonable possibility" standard or to devise an appropriately supported alternative. To satisfy the Court's remand, the EPA is clarifying what constitutes "reasonable possibility" and when the "reasonable possibility" recordkeeping requirements apply. | 2007-12-21 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/21/E7-24714/prevention-of-significant-deterioration-and-nonattainment-new-source-review-reasonable-possibility | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-21/pdf/E7-24714.pdf | Environmental Protection Agency | 145 | This rule finalizes proposed revisions to the regulations governing the major new source review (NSR) programs mandated by parts C and D of title I of the Clean Air Act (CAA). These changes clarify the "reasonable possibility" recordkeeping and... |
| E7-24717 | Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plan; South Dakota; Revisions to New Source Review Rules | Rule | EPA is approving revisions to Chapter 74:36:09 of the South Dakota Administrative Rules (Prevention of Significant Deterioration) for incorporation into the South Dakota State Implementation Plan (SIP). South Dakota adopted these rule revisions on August 29, 2006 and May 14, 2007, and submitted the requests for approval to EPA on September 1, 2006 and June 28, 2007. One rule provision that EPA had proposed to disapprove has been corrected by South Dakota. Therefore, EPA is also approving that provision. South Dakota was granted delegation of authority by EPA on July 6, 1994, to implement and enforce the federal Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) permitting regulations. As part of this final rule EPA is rescinding South Dakota's delegation of authority for implementing the federal PSD regulations. This action is being taken under section 110 of the Clean Air Act (CAA). | 2007-12-21 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/21/E7-24717/approval-and-promulgation-of-air-quality-implementation-plan-south-dakota-revisions-to-new-source | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-21/pdf/E7-24717.pdf | Environmental Protection Agency | 145 | EPA is approving revisions to Chapter 74:36:09 of the South Dakota Administrative Rules (Prevention of Significant Deterioration) for incorporation into the South Dakota State Implementation Plan (SIP). South Dakota adopted these rule revisions on... |
| E7-24719 | Community Reinvestment Act Regulations | Rule | The OCC, the Board, the FDIC, and the OTS (collectively, the "agencies") are amending their Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) regulations to adjust the asset-size thresholds used to define "small bank" or "small savings association" and "intermediate small bank" or "intermediate small savings association." As required by the CRA regulations, the adjustment to the threshold amount is based on the annual percentage change in the Consumer Price Index. The agencies are also correcting a paragraph heading that is inaccurate as a result of annual revisions to the small institution threshold. | 2007-12-21 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/21/E7-24719/community-reinvestment-act-regulations | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-21/pdf/E7-24719.pdf | Treasury Department; Comptroller of the Currency; Federal Reserve System; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Treasury Department; Thrift Supervision Office | 497,80,188,164,497,489 | The OCC, the Board, the FDIC, and the OTS (collectively, the "agencies") are amending their Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) regulations to adjust the asset-size thresholds used to define "small bank" or "small savings association" and "intermediate... |
| E7-24782 | Reduction of Foreign Tax Credit Limitation Categories Under Section 904(d) | Rule | This document contains final and temporary Income Tax Regulations regarding the reduction of the number of separate foreign tax credit limitation categories under section 904(d) of the Internal Revenue Code (Code). Section 404 of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (AJCA) reduced the number of section 904(d) separate categories from eight to two, effective for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2006. These temporary regulations affect taxpayers claiming foreign tax credits and provide guidance needed to comply with the statutory changes made by the AJCA. The text of these temporary regulations also serves as the text of the proposed regulations (REG-114126-07) set forth in the notice of proposed rulemaking on this subject published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register. | 2007-12-21 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/21/E7-24782/reduction-of-foreign-tax-credit-limitation-categories-under-section-904d | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-21/pdf/E7-24782.pdf | Treasury Department; Internal Revenue Service | 497,254 | This document contains final and temporary Income Tax Regulations regarding the reduction of the number of separate foreign tax credit limitation categories under section 904(d) of the Internal Revenue Code (Code). Section 404 of the American Jobs... |
| E7-24841 | Glufosinate-ammonium; Pesticide Tolerance | Rule | This regulation modifies the tolerances for the combined residues of glufosinate-ammonium and its metabolites expressed as butanoic acid in or on raw agricultural commodities. Bayer CropScience LLC requested this revision under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). | 2007-12-21 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/21/E7-24841/glufosinate-ammonium-pesticide-tolerance | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-21/pdf/E7-24841.pdf | Environmental Protection Agency | 145 | This regulation modifies the tolerances for the combined residues of glufosinate-ammonium and its metabolites expressed as butanoic acid in or on raw agricultural commodities. Bayer CropScience LLC requested this revision under the Federal Food, Drug,... |
| E7-24864 | Fisheries off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Pacific Whiting Allocation | Rule | NMFS has determined that 6,000 metric tons (mt) of the 87,398 mt shore-based sectors allocation would not be used by December 31, 2007. Therefore, automatic action was taken to reapportion the surplus whiting. | 2007-12-21 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/21/E7-24864/fisheries-off-west-coast-states-pacific-coast-groundfish-fishery-pacific-whiting-allocation | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-21/pdf/E7-24864.pdf | Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | 54,361 | NMFS has determined that 6,000 metric tons (mt) of the 87,398 mt shore-based sectors allocation would not be used by December 31, 2007. Therefore, automatic action was taken to reapportion the surplus whiting. |
| E7-24877 | Treatment of Overall Foreign and Domestic Losses | Rule | This document contains final and temporary regulations under section 904(g) of the Internal Revenue Code (Code) relating to the recapture of overall domestic losses. Section 402 of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (AJCA) enacted new section 904(g) of the Code to provide for the recapture of overall domestic losses. These regulations provide guidance needed to comply with these changes, as well as updated guidance with respect to overall foreign losses and separate limitation losses, and affect individuals and corporations claiming foreign tax credits. The text of these temporary regulations also serves as the text of the proposed regulations (REG-141399-07) published in the Proposed Rules section in this issue of the Federal Register. | 2007-12-21 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/21/E7-24877/treatment-of-overall-foreign-and-domestic-losses | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-21/pdf/E7-24877.pdf | Treasury Department; Internal Revenue Service | 497,254 | This document contains final and temporary regulations under section 904(g) of the Internal Revenue Code (Code) relating to the recapture of overall domestic losses. Section 402 of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (AJCA) enacted new section... |
| E7-24907 | Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; Framework Adjustment 20 | Rule | NMFS issues this final rule to approve and implement measures contained in Framework Adjustment 20 (Framework 20) to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan (FMP). This action maintains the trip allocations and possession limits established by the interim measures that were enacted by NMFS on June 21, 2007, for the Elephant Trunk Access Area (ETAA) in 2007 to reduce the potential for overfishing the Atlantic sea scallop (scallop) resource and excessive scallop mortality. This action reduces the number of scallop trips to the ETAA, and prohibits the retention of more than 50 U.S. bushels (17.62 hL) of in-shell scallop outside ot the boundaries of the ETAA (deckloading). The action also clarifies that the current restriction on landing no more than one scallop trip per calendar day for vessels fishing under general category rules does not prohibit a vessel from leaving on a scallop trip on the same calendar day that the vessel landed scallops. | 2007-12-21 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/21/E7-24907/fisheries-of-the-northeastern-united-states-atlantic-sea-scallop-fishery-framework-adjustment-20 | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-21/pdf/E7-24907.pdf | Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | 54,361 | NMFS issues this final rule to approve and implement measures contained in Framework Adjustment 20 (Framework 20) to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan (FMP). This action maintains the trip allocations and possession limits established by... |
| E7-24513 | Approval of Implementation Plans of Michigan: Clean Air Interstate Rule | Rule | EPA is conditionally approving a revision to the Michigan State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted on July 16, 2007. This revision incorporates provisions related to the implementation of EPA's Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR), promulgated on May 12, 2005, and subsequently revised on April 28, 2006, and December 13, 2006, and the CAIR Federal Implementation Plan (CAIR FIP) concerning sulfur dioxide (SO<INF>2</INF>), nitrogen oxides (NO<INF>X</INF>) annual, and NO<INF>X</INF> ozone season emissions for the state of Michigan, promulgated on April 28, 2006, and subsequently revised December 13, 2006. EPA is not making any changes to the CAIR FIP, but is, to the extent EPA approves Michigan's SIP revision, amending the appropriate appendices in the CAIR FIP trading rules simply to note that approval. The SIP revision that EPA is conditionally approving is an abbreviated SIP revision that addresses: The applicability provisions for the NO<INF>X</INF> ozone season trading program under the CAIR FIP and supporting definitions of terms; the methodology to be used to allocate NO<INF>X</INF> annual and ozone season NO<INF>X</INF> allowances under the CAIR FIP and supporting definitions of terms; and provisions for opt-in units under the CAIR FIP. Michigan will be submitting additional SO<INF>2</INF> rules in the future. | 2007-12-20 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/20/E7-24513/approval-of-implementation-plans-of-michigan-clean-air-interstate-rule | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-20/pdf/E7-24513.pdf | Environmental Protection Agency | 145 | EPA is conditionally approving a revision to the Michigan State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted on July 16, 2007. This revision incorporates provisions related to the implementation of EPA's Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR), promulgated on May 12,... |
| E7-24612 | Home Mortgage Disclosure | Rule | The Board is publishing a final rule amending the staff commentary that interprets the requirements of Regulation C (Home Mortgage Disclosure). The staff commentary is amended to increase the asset-size exemption threshold for depository institutions based on the annual percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers. The adjustment from $36 million to $37 million reflects the increase of that index by 2.70% percent during the twelve-month period ending in November 2007. Thus, depository institutions with assets of $37 million or less as of December 31, 2007, are exempt from collecting data in 2008. | 2007-12-20 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/20/E7-24612/home-mortgage-disclosure | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-20/pdf/E7-24612.pdf | Federal Reserve System | 188 | The Board is publishing a final rule amending the staff commentary that interprets the requirements of Regulation C (Home Mortgage Disclosure). The staff commentary is amended to increase the asset-size exemption threshold for depository institutions... |
| E7-24636 | Occupational Dose Records, Labeling Containers, and the Total Effective Dose Equivalent; Deferral of Effective Date | Rule | The Nuclear Regulatory Commission published a final rule amending regulations that would become effective January 3, 2008. The final rule, published December 4, 2007 (72 FR 68043) related to the reporting of annual dose to workers, the definition of Total Effective Dose Equivalent (TEDE), the labeling of certain containers holding licensed material, and the determination of cumulative occupational radiation dose. The NRC is deferring the effective date of the final rule until Office of Budget and Management (OMB) review and clearance of the rule's information collections is completed. NRC anticipates the new effective date for this rule will be February 15, 2008. The NRC will publish a subsequent document to confirm this effective date. | 2007-12-20 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/20/E7-24636/occupational-dose-records-labeling-containers-and-the-total-effective-dose-equivalent-deferral-of | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-20/pdf/E7-24636.pdf | Nuclear Regulatory Commission | 383 | The Nuclear Regulatory Commission published a final rule amending regulations that would become effective January 3, 2008. The final rule, published December 4, 2007 (72 FR 68043) related to the reporting of annual dose to workers, the definition of... |
| E7-24646 | Schedule of Fees for Consular Services, Department of State and Overseas Embassies and Consulates | Rule | This rule amends the Schedule of Fees for Consular Services. Specifically, it raises from $100 to $131 the fee charged for the processing of an application for a nonimmigrant visa (MRV) and Border Crossing Card (BCC) and increases the immigrant visa fee by $20.00. The Department of State is adjusting the fees as an emergency measure to ensure that sufficient resources are available to meet the costs of processing non-immigrant and immigrant visas in light of increased security measures put in place since 2004 and fee collection mandates on behalf of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. | 2007-12-20 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/20/E7-24646/schedule-of-fees-for-consular-services-department-of-state-and-overseas-embassies-and-consulates | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-20/pdf/E7-24646.pdf | State Department | 476 | This rule amends the Schedule of Fees for Consular Services. Specifically, it raises from $100 to $131 the fee charged for the processing of an application for a nonimmigrant visa (MRV) and Border Crossing Card (BCC) and increases the immigrant visa... |
| E7-24650 | Rule Title: Exchange Visitor Program-Sanctions and Terminations | Rule | The Department of State (Department) published a Proposed Rule regarding sponsor sanctions and program terminations, together with a request for comments, on May 31, 2007. A total of 49 comments were submitted, reviewed and evaluated. The Department herewith adopts the Proposed Rule, with minor edits, as a Final Rule. | 2007-12-20 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/20/E7-24650/rule-title-exchange-visitor-program-sanctions-and-terminations | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-20/pdf/E7-24650.pdf | State Department | 476 | The Department of State (Department) published a Proposed Rule regarding sponsor sanctions and program terminations, together with a request for comments, on May 31, 2007. A total of 49 comments were submitted, reviewed and evaluated. The Department... |
| E7-24676 | Permissible Activities of Savings and Loan Holding Companies | Rule | The Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) is revising its regulations, at 12 CFR 584.2 and 584.2-2, to expand the permissible activities of savings and loan holding companies (SLHCs) to the full extent permitted under the Home Owners' Loan Act (HOLA). In addition, OTS is amending 12 CFR 584.4 to conform the regulation to the statute that it is intended to implement, and to set forth standards that OTS will use to evaluate applications submitted pursuant to the statutory application requirement. | 2007-12-20 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/20/E7-24676/permissible-activities-of-savings-and-loan-holding-companies | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-20/pdf/E7-24676.pdf | Treasury Department; Thrift Supervision Office | 497,489 | The Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) is revising its regulations, at 12 CFR 584.2 and 584.2-2, to expand the permissible activities of savings and loan holding companies (SLHCs) to the full extent permitted under the Home Owners' Loan Act (HOLA). In... |
| E7-24678 | Black Stem Rust; Addition of Rust-Resistant Varieties; Correction | Rule | We are correcting an error in the amendatory instructions in our direct final rule that added four varieties to the list of rust- resistant Berberis species or cultivars in the black stem rust quarantine and regulations. The direct final rule was published in the Federal Register on June 12, 2007 (72 FR 32165-32167, Docket No. APHIS- 2007-0072) and became effective on August 13, 2007. | 2007-12-20 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/20/E7-24678/black-stem-rust-addition-of-rust-resistant-varieties-correction | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-20/pdf/E7-24678.pdf | Agriculture Department; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service | 12,22 | We are correcting an error in the amendatory instructions in our direct final rule that added four varieties to the list of rust- resistant Berberis species or cultivars in the black stem rust quarantine and regulations. The direct final rule was... |
| E7-24734 | Digital Performance Right in Sound Recordings and Ephemeral Recordings for a New Subscription Service | Rule | The Copyright Royalty Judges are publishing final regulations that set the rates and terms for the use of sound recordings in transmissions made by new subscription services and for the making of ephemeral recordings necessary for the facilitation of such transmissions for the period commencing from the inception of the new subscription service through December 31, 2010. | 2007-12-20 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/20/E7-24734/digital-performance-right-in-sound-recordings-and-ephemeral-recordings-for-a-new-subscription | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-20/pdf/E7-24734.pdf | Library of Congress; Copyright Royalty Board | 277,88 | The Copyright Royalty Judges are publishing final regulations that set the rates and terms for the use of sound recordings in transmissions made by new subscription services and for the making of ephemeral recordings necessary for the facilitation of... |
| E7-24736 | Market-Based Rates for Wholesale Sales of Electric Energy, Capacity, and Ancillary Services by Public Utilities | Rule | The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is clarifying: the effective date for compliance with the requirements of Order No. 697; which entities are required to file updated market power analyses for the Commission's regional review; the data required for the horizontal market power analyses; and what constitute "seller- specific terms and conditions" that sellers may list in their market- based rate tariffs in addition to the standard provisions listed in Appendix C to Order No. 697. | 2007-12-20 | 2007 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/20/E7-24736/market-based-rates-for-wholesale-sales-of-electric-energy-capacity-and-ancillary-services-by-public | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-12-20/pdf/E7-24736.pdf | Energy Department; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission | 136,167 | The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is clarifying: the effective date for compliance with the requirements of Order No. 697; which entities are required to file updated market power analyses for the Commission's regional review; the... |
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