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| E8-30604 | Salvage and Marine Firefighting Requirements; Vessel Response Plans for Oil | Rule | The Coast Guard is amending the vessel response plan salvage and marine firefighting requirements for tank vessels carrying oil. These revisions clarify the salvage and marine firefighting services that must be identified in vessel response plans and set new response time requirements for each of the required salvage and marine firefighting services. The changes ensure that the appropriate salvage and marine firefighting resources are identified and available for responding to incidents up to and including the worst case discharge scenario. | 2008-12-31 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/31/E8-30604/salvage-and-marine-firefighting-requirements-vessel-response-plans-for-oil | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-31/pdf/E8-30604.pdf | Homeland Security Department; Coast Guard | 227,53 | The Coast Guard is amending the vessel response plan salvage and marine firefighting requirements for tank vessels carrying oil. These revisions clarify the salvage and marine firefighting services that must be identified in vessel response plans and... |
| E8-30639 | Flame-Resistant Conveyor Belt, Fire Prevention and Detection, and Use of Air From the Belt Entry | Rule | This final rule addresses the recommendations of the Technical Study Panel (Panel) on the Utilization of Belt Air and the Composition and Fire Retardant Properties of Belt Materials in Underground Coal Mining. The Panel was established under Section 11 of the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response (MINER) Act of 2006. The final rule is consistent with the Panel's recommendations and includes requirements for: Flame-resistant conveyor belts; training Atmospheric Monitoring System operators; levels of respirable dust in belt entries; airlocks along escapeways; minimum and maximum air velocities; approval for the use of air from the belt entry to ventilate working sections; monitoring point-feed regulators; smoke sensors; standardized tactile signals on lifelines; replacing point-type heat sensors with carbon monoxide sensors; and belt conveyor and belt entry maintenance. | 2008-12-31 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/31/E8-30639/flame-resistant-conveyor-belt-fire-prevention-and-detection-and-use-of-air-from-the-belt-entry | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-31/pdf/E8-30639.pdf | Labor Department; Mine Safety and Health Administration | 271,288 | This final rule addresses the recommendations of the Technical Study Panel (Panel) on the Utilization of Belt Air and the Composition and Fire Retardant Properties of Belt Materials in Underground Coal Mining. The Panel was established under Section 11... |
| E8-30669 | Refuge Alternatives for Underground Coal Mines | Rule | The final rule establishes the Mine Safety and Health Administration's (MSHA) requirements for refuge alternatives in underground coal mines and the training of miners in their use. It includes testing and approval requirements. The final rule implements section 13 of the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response (MINER) Act of 2006. Consistent with the MINER Act, it includes MSHA's response to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Report on Refuge Alternatives. | 2008-12-31 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/31/E8-30669/refuge-alternatives-for-underground-coal-mines | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-31/pdf/E8-30669.pdf | Labor Department; Mine Safety and Health Administration | 271,288 | The final rule establishes the Mine Safety and Health Administration's (MSHA) requirements for refuge alternatives in underground coal mines and the training of miners in their use. It includes testing and approval requirements. The final rule... |
| E8-31003 | Television Broadcasting Services; Augusta, GA | Rule | The Commission grants a petition for rulemaking filed by Media Holdings, Inc., permittee of station WFXG-DT, to substitute DTV channel 31 for its assigned post-transition DTV channel 51 at Augusta, Georgia. | 2008-12-31 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/31/E8-31003/television-broadcasting-services-augusta-ga | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-31/pdf/E8-31003.pdf | Federal Communications Commission | 161 | The Commission grants a petition for rulemaking filed by Media Holdings, Inc., permittee of station WFXG-DT, to substitute DTV channel 31 for its assigned post-transition DTV channel 51 at Augusta, Georgia. |
| E8-31005 | Television Broadcasting Services; Columbus, GA | Rule | The Commission grants a petition for rulemaking filed by WTVM License Subsidiary, LLC, the permittee of post-transition station WTVM- DT, to substitute DTV channel 11 for post-transition DTV channel 9 at Columbus, Georgia. | 2008-12-31 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/31/E8-31005/television-broadcasting-services-columbus-ga | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-31/pdf/E8-31005.pdf | Federal Communications Commission | 161 | The Commission grants a petition for rulemaking filed by WTVM License Subsidiary, LLC, the permittee of post-transition station WTVM- DT, to substitute DTV channel 11 for post-transition DTV channel 9 at Columbus, Georgia. |
| E8-31010 | 2, 4-D, Bensulide, Chlorpyrifos, DCPA, Desmedipham, Dimethoate, Fenamiphos, Metolachlor, Phorate, Sethoxydim, Terbufos, Tetrachlorvinphos, and Triallate; Technical Amendment | Rule | EPA issued a final rule in the Federal Register of September 17, 2008, concerning the modification of certain tolerances for a number of pesticides including the herbicides DCPA and sethoxydim as a follow-up to the Agency's reregistration program under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and tolerance reassessment program under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). This document corrects clerical errors made in the final rule. | 2008-12-31 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/31/E8-31010/2-4-d-bensulide-chlorpyrifos-dcpa-desmedipham-dimethoate-fenamiphos-metolachlor-phorate-sethoxydim | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-31/pdf/E8-31010.pdf | Environmental Protection Agency | 145 | EPA issued a final rule in the Federal Register of September 17, 2008, concerning the modification of certain tolerances for a number of pesticides including the herbicides DCPA and sethoxydim as a follow-up to the Agency's reregistration program under... |
| E8-31020 | Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Revised Management Authority for Dark Rockfish in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area and the Gulf of Alaska | Rule | NMFS issues a final rule that implements Amendment 73 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area and Amendment 77 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska (collectively, Amendments 73/77). Amendments 73/77 remove dark rockfish (Sebastes ciliatus) from both fishery management plans (FMPs). The State of Alaska (State) will assume management of dark rockfish catch by State-permitted vessels in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area and the Gulf of Alaska, in addition to its existing authority in State waters. This action is necessary to allow the State to implement more responsive, regionally based management of dark rockfish than is currently possible under the FMPs. This action will improve conservation and management of dark rockfish and promote the goals and objectives of the Magnuson- Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, the FMPs, and other applicable laws. | 2008-12-31 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/31/E8-31020/fisheries-of-the-exclusive-economic-zone-off-alaska-revised-management-authority-for-dark-rockfish | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-31/pdf/E8-31020.pdf | Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | 54,361 | NMFS issues a final rule that implements Amendment 73 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area and Amendment 77 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska... |
| E8-31027 | Medicare Program; Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2009; E-Prescribing Exemption for Computer Generated Facsimile Transmissions; Corrections | Rule | This document corrects several technical and typographical errors in the final rule with comment period that appeared in the November 19, 2008 Federal Register entitled "Medicare Program; Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2009; E-Prescribing Exemption for Computer-Generated Facsimile Transmissions; and Payment for Certain Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS); Final Rule" (73 FR 69726). | 2008-12-31 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/31/E8-31027/medicare-program-payment-policies-under-the-physician-fee-schedule-and-other-revisions-to-part-b-for | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-31/pdf/E8-31027.pdf | Health and Human Services Department; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | 221,45 | This document corrects several technical and typographical errors in the final rule with comment period that appeared in the November 19, 2008 Federal Register entitled "Medicare Program; Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other... |
| E8-31060 | Standards for Mortgagor's Investment in Mortgaged Property: Compliance With Court Order Vacating Final Rule | Rule | This final rule complies with a court order to vacate HUD's rule entitled "Standards for Mortgagor's Investment in Mortgaged Property" published on October 1, 2007. | 2008-12-31 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/31/E8-31060/standards-for-mortgagors-investment-in-mortgaged-property-compliance-with-court-order-vacating-final | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-31/pdf/E8-31060.pdf | Housing and Urban Development Department | 228 | This final rule complies with a court order to vacate HUD's rule entitled "Standards for Mortgagor's Investment in Mortgaged Property" published on October 1, 2007. |
| E8-31070 | Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Raritan River, Arthur Kill, and Their Tributaries, New Jersey | Rule | The Commander, First Coast Guard District, has issued a new temporary deviation from the regulation governing the operation of the Arthur Kill (AK) Railroad Bridge across Arthur Kill at mile 11.6 between Staten Island, New York and Elizabeth, New Jersey. This deviation is necessary to test a new operating rule for the bridge that will help determine the most equitable and safe solution to facilitate the present and anticipated needs of navigation and rail traffic. This deviation requires the AK Railroad Bridge to remain in the open position but allows the bridge owner/operator to schedule short bridge closure periods after first broadcasting advance notice to the marine community. This change from the previous deviation will consider the needs of navigation and allow marine interests to adjust their schedules around the bridge closure periods. | 2008-12-31 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/31/E8-31070/drawbridge-operation-regulations-raritan-river-arthur-kill-and-their-tributaries-new-jersey | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-31/pdf/E8-31070.pdf | Homeland Security Department; Coast Guard | 227,53 | The Commander, First Coast Guard District, has issued a new temporary deviation from the regulation governing the operation of the Arthur Kill (AK) Railroad Bridge across Arthur Kill at mile 11.6 between Staten Island, New York and Elizabeth, New... |
| E8-31073 | Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Curtis Creek in Baltimore, MD, Maintenance | Rule | The Commander, Fifth Coast Guard District, has approved a temporary deviation from the regulations governing the operation of the Pennington Avenue Bridge, at mile 0.9, across Curtis Creek in Baltimore, MD. Under this temporary deviation, the drawbridge may remain in the closed position on specific dates and times to facilitate electrical repairs. | 2008-12-31 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/31/E8-31073/drawbridge-operation-regulations-curtis-creek-in-baltimore-md-maintenance | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-31/pdf/E8-31073.pdf | Homeland Security Department; Coast Guard | 227,53 | The Commander, Fifth Coast Guard District, has approved a temporary deviation from the regulations governing the operation of the Pennington Avenue Bridge, at mile 0.9, across Curtis Creek in Baltimore, MD. Under this temporary deviation, the... |
| E8-31105 | Common Crop Insurance Regulations, Coverage Enhancement Option Provisions; Corrections | Rule | This document contains corrections to the final regulation that was published Monday, July 28, 2008 (73 FR 43607-43611). The regulation pertains to the Coverage Enhancement Option. | 2008-12-31 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/31/E8-31105/common-crop-insurance-regulations-coverage-enhancement-option-provisions-corrections | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-31/pdf/E8-31105.pdf | Agriculture Department; Federal Crop Insurance Corporation | 12,163 | This document contains corrections to the final regulation that was published Monday, July 28, 2008 (73 FR 43607-43611). The regulation pertains to the Coverage Enhancement Option. |
| E8-31114 | Clean Air Act Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) Construction Permit Program; Interpretation of Regulations That Determine Pollutants Covered by the Federal PSD Permit Program | Rule | On December 18, 2008, the Administrator issued an interpretive memorandum entitled "EPA's Interpretation of Regulations That Determine Pollutants Covered by Federal Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) Permit Program." This memorandum clarifies the scope of the EPA regulation that determines the pollutants subject to the Federal PSD program under the Clean Air Act (Act). Under Title I, Part C of the Act, the PSD program preconstruction permit requirement applies to any new major stationary source or modified existing major stationary source of regulated air pollutants located in an area that is either attaining the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) or unclassifiable. Under the Federal PSD permitting regulations, only new or modified major sources that emit one or more "regulated NSR pollutants," as that term is defined in the regulations, are subject to the requirements of the PSD program, including the requirement to install the best available control technology (BACT) for those regulated NSR pollutants that the facility has the potential to emit in significant amounts. This memorandum contains EPA's definitive interpretation of "regulated NSR pollutant" and is intended to resolve any ambiguity in the definition, which includes "any pollutant that otherwise is subject to regulation under the Act." As of the date of the memorandum, EPA interprets this definition of "regulated NSR pollutant" to exclude pollutants for which EPA regulations only require monitoring or reporting but include all pollutants subject to a provision in the Act or regulation adopted by EPA under the Act that requires actual control of emissions of that pollutant. | 2008-12-31 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/31/E8-31114/clean-air-act-prevention-of-significant-deterioration-psd-construction-permit-program-interpretation | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-31/pdf/E8-31114.pdf | Environmental Protection Agency | 145 | On December 18, 2008, the Administrator issued an interpretive memorandum entitled "EPA's Interpretation of Regulations That Determine Pollutants Covered by Federal Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) Permit Program." This memorandum... |
| E8-31126 | Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; Closure of the Limited Access General Category Scallop Fishery to Individual Fishing Quota Scallop Vessels | Rule | NMFS announces the Limited Access General Category (LAGC) Scallop Fishery is closed to individual fishing quota (IFQ) scallop vessels as of 0001 hrs local time, December 31, 2008. This fishery will re-open on March 1, 2009. This action is based on the determination that the annual scallop total allowable catch (TAC) for LAGC IFQ scallop vessels (including vessels issued an IFQ letter of authorization (LOA) to fish under appeal), is projected to be landed. This action is being taken to prevent IFQ scallop vessels from exceeding the 2008 annual TAC, in accordance with the regulations implementing Amendment 11 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan (FMP), enacted by Framework 19 to the FMP, and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. | 2008-12-31 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/31/E8-31126/magnuson-stevens-fishery-conservation-and-management-act-provisions-fisheries-of-the-northeastern | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-31/pdf/E8-31126.pdf | Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | 54,361 | NMFS announces the Limited Access General Category (LAGC) Scallop Fishery is closed to individual fishing quota (IFQ) scallop vessels as of 0001 hrs local time, December 31, 2008. This fishery will re-open on March 1, 2009. This action is based on the... |
| E8-31165 | National Forest System Land Management Planning; Correction | Rule | This document makes technical corrections Forest Service regulations concerning the administrative review procedures that the responsible official may use in some cases when approving plans, plan amendments, or plan revisions during the transition period for the rule. A final rule was published in volume 73 of the Federal Register, page 21468, April 21, 2008. This document makes corrections to the April 21 rule. | 2008-12-31 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/31/E8-31165/national-forest-system-land-management-planning-correction | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-31/pdf/E8-31165.pdf | Agriculture Department; Forest Service | 12,209 | This document makes technical corrections Forest Service regulations concerning the administrative review procedures that the responsible official may use in some cases when approving plans, plan amendments, or plan revisions during the transition... |
| E8-31189 | Airworthiness Directives; CFM International, S. A. CFM56-5B Series Turbofan Engines | Rule | The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for CFM International, S. A. CFM56-5B series turbofan engines. This AD requires reviewing exhaust gas temperature (EGT) monitoring records to determine EGT deterioration margin, and for airplanes where both engines have greater than 80[deg] centigrade (C) deterioration of EGT margin, borescope-inspecting the high-pressure compressor (HPC) of both engines. This AD also requires removing from service any engine that does not pass the borescope inspection, and if both engines pass, removing and replacing one of the engines with an engine that has 80 [deg]C or less deterioration of EGT margin. This AD also requires continuous monitoring of EGT margin on engines in service, to prevent two engines on an airplane from having greater than 80 [deg]C of deterioration of EGT margin. This AD results from an Airbus A321 airplane powered by CFM56-5B1/P turbofan engines experiencing HPC stalls during climb out after takeoff. We are issuing this AD to prevent HPC stalls, which could prevent continued safe flight or landing. | 2008-12-31 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/31/E8-31189/airworthiness-directives-cfm-international-s-a-cfm56-5b-series-turbofan-engines | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-31/pdf/E8-31189.pdf | Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration | 492,159 | The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for CFM International, S. A. CFM56-5B series turbofan engines. This AD requires reviewing exhaust gas temperature (EGT) monitoring records to determine EGT deterioration margin, and for airplanes... |
| E8-30753 | Adjustments to the Minimum and Maximum Civil Monetary Penalties for Violations of Federal Railroad Safety Laws or Federal Railroad Administration Safety Regulations | Rule | To comply with the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, FRA is adjusting the minimum civil monetary penalty that it will apply when it assesses a civil penalty for a violation of a railroad safety statute or regulation under its authority. FRA is also adjusting its ordinary maximum and aggravated maximum penalties to incorporate the new maximum civil penalty amounts authorized by the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008. In particular, FRA is increasing the minimum civil penalty per violation from $550 to $650, while the ordinary maximum civil penalty per violation will be increased from $16,000 to $25,000 and the aggravated maximum civil penalty per violation where a grossly negligent violation or pattern of repeated violations has created an imminent hazard of death or injury ("grossly negligent violation") will be increased from $27,000 to $100,000. | 2008-12-30 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/30/E8-30753/adjustments-to-the-minimum-and-maximum-civil-monetary-penalties-for-violations-of-federal-railroad | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-30/pdf/E8-30753.pdf | Transportation Department; Federal Railroad Administration | 492,185 | To comply with the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, FRA is adjusting the minimum civil monetary penalty that it will apply when it assesses a civil penalty for a violation of a railroad safety statute or regulation under its... |
| E8-30757 | Market-Based Rates for Wholesale Sales of Electric Energy, Capacity and Ancillary Services by Public Utilities | Rule | The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission affirms its basic determinations in Order No. 697-A, granting rehearing and clarification regarding certain revisions to its regulations and to the standards for obtaining and retaining market-based rate authority for sales of energy, capacity and ancillary services to ensure that such sales are just and reasonable. | 2008-12-30 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/30/E8-30757/market-based-rates-for-wholesale-sales-of-electric-energy-capacity-and-ancillary-services-by-public | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-30/pdf/E8-30757.pdf | Energy Department; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission | 136,167 | The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission affirms its basic determinations in Order No. 697-A, granting rehearing and clarification regarding certain revisions to its regulations and to the standards for obtaining and retaining market-based rate... |
| E8-30780 | Minimum Capital Ratios; Capital Adequacy Guidelines; Capital Maintenance; Capital: Deduction of Goodwill Net of Associated Deferred Tax Liability | Rule | The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) (collectively, the Agencies) are amending their regulatory capital rules to permit banks, bank holding companies, and savings associations (collectively, banking organizations) to reduce the amount of goodwill that a banking organization must deduct from tier 1 capital by the amount of any deferred tax liability associated with that goodwill. For a banking organization that elects to apply this final rule, the amount of goodwill the banking organization must deduct from tier 1 capital would reflect the maximum exposure to loss in the event that such goodwill is impaired or derecognized for financial reporting purposes. | 2008-12-30 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/30/E8-30780/minimum-capital-ratios-capital-adequacy-guidelines-capital-maintenance-capital-deduction-of-goodwill | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-30/pdf/E8-30780.pdf | Treasury Department; Comptroller of the Currency; Federal Reserve System | 497,80,188 | The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) (collectively, the Agencies) are amending... |
| E8-30812 | Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Illinois and Indiana; Finding of Attainment for 1-Hour Ozone for the Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN Area | Rule | EPA is approving a January 30, 2007, request from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) that EPA find that the Illinois portion of the Chicago-Gary-Lake County, Illinois-Indiana (IL-IN) nonattainment area, has attained the revoked 1-hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS). EPA is also approving an October 25, 2007, request from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) that EPA find that the Indiana portion of the Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN nonattainment area, has attained the revoked 1-hour ozone NAAQS. EPA proposed to approve both requests on July 7, 2008. We received three comments on our proposed rulemaking, which are addressed below. | 2008-12-30 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/30/E8-30812/approval-and-promulgation-of-air-quality-implementation-plans-illinois-and-indiana-finding-of | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-30/pdf/E8-30812.pdf | Environmental Protection Agency | 145 | EPA is approving a January 30, 2007, request from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) that EPA find that the Illinois portion of the Chicago-Gary-Lake County, Illinois-Indiana (IL-IN) nonattainment area, has attained the revoked 1-hour... |
| E8-30813 | Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Georgia; Nonattainment New Source Review Rules | Rule | EPA is taking final action to disapprove a portion of a revision to the Georgia State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the State of Georgia on March 5, 2007. The proposed revision was intended to modify Georgia's Nonattainment New Source Review (NNSR) permitting rules in the SIP to establish a new baseline emissions calculation procedure for the generation of emissions reduction credits to be used as offsets. EPA proposed to disapprove this revision on September 4, 2008; one comment letter, which supported EPA's proposed disapproval of the baseline emissions calculation, was received. | 2008-12-30 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/30/E8-30813/approval-and-promulgation-of-implementation-plans-georgia-nonattainment-new-source-review-rules | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-30/pdf/E8-30813.pdf | Environmental Protection Agency | 145 | EPA is taking final action to disapprove a portion of a revision to the Georgia State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the State of Georgia on March 5, 2007. The proposed revision was intended to modify Georgia's Nonattainment New Source Review... |
| E8-30818 | Designation of Malta for the Visa Waiver Program | Rule | Citizens and eligible nationals of participating Visa Waiver Program countries may apply for admission to the United States at U.S. ports of entry as nonimmigrant aliens for a period of 90 days or less for business or pleasure without first obtaining a nonimmigrant visa, provided that they are otherwise eligible for admission under applicable statutory and regulatory requirements. This rule adds Malta to the list of countries authorized to participate in the Visa Waiver Program. | 2008-12-30 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/30/E8-30818/designation-of-malta-for-the-visa-waiver-program | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-30/pdf/E8-30818.pdf | Homeland Security Department | 227 | Citizens and eligible nationals of participating Visa Waiver Program countries may apply for admission to the United States at U.S. ports of entry as nonimmigrant aliens for a period of 90 days or less for business or pleasure without first obtaining a... |
| E8-30825 | Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans: Oregon; Salem Carbon Monoxide Nonattainment Area; Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes | Rule | EPA is taking direct final action to approve a redesignation request and a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Oregon. On August 9, 2007 the State of Oregon submitted a request to EPA that the Salem carbon monoxide (CO) nonattainment area be redesignated to attainment for the CO National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) and concurrently submitted a maintenance plan that provides for continued attainment of the CO NAAQS. The Salem CO nonattainment area has not violated the 8-hour CO NAAQS since 1985. | 2008-12-30 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/30/E8-30825/approval-and-promulgation-of-state-implementation-plans-oregon-salem-carbon-monoxide-nonattainment | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-30/pdf/E8-30825.pdf | Environmental Protection Agency | 145 | EPA is taking direct final action to approve a redesignation request and a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Oregon. On August 9, 2007 the State of Oregon submitted a request to EPA that the Salem carbon monoxide (CO)... |
| E8-30835 | Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Herring Fishery; Total Allowable Catch Harvested for Management Area 1B | Rule | NMFS announces that, effective 0001 hours, December 24, 2008, federally permitted vessels may not fish for, catch, possess, transfer, or land more than 2,000 lb (907.2 kg) of Atlantic herring in or from Management Area 1B (Area 1B) per trip or calendar day until January 1, 2009, when the 2009 TAC becomes available, except for transiting purposes as described in this notice. This action is based on the determination that 95 percent of the Atlantic herring total allowable catch (TAC) allocated to Area 1B for 2008 is projected to be harvested. Regulations governing the Atlantic herring fishery require publication of this notification to advise vessel and dealer permit holders that no TAC is available for the directed fishery for Atlantic herring harvested from Area 1B. | 2008-12-30 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/30/E8-30835/fisheries-of-the-northeastern-united-states-atlantic-herring-fishery-total-allowable-catch-harvested | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-30/pdf/E8-30835.pdf | Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | 54,361 | NMFS announces that, effective 0001 hours, December 24, 2008, federally permitted vessels may not fish for, catch, possess, transfer, or land more than 2,000 lb (907.2 kg) of Atlantic herring in or from Management Area 1B (Area 1B) per trip or calendar... |
| E8-30842 | 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 December 31, 2008. This temporary rule extends a closure of Federal waters through December 31, 2009. 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, with the exception of sea scallop adductor muscles harvested and shucked at sea, 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, 2009. | 2008-12-30 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/30/E8-30842/magnuson-stevens-fishery-conservation-and-management-act-provisions-fisheries-of-the-northeastern | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-30/pdf/E8-30842.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.... |
| E8-30878 | Safety Zone; Flagler Museum New Year's Eve Celebration Fireworks Display, West Palm Beach, FL | Rule | The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for the Flagler Museum New Year's Eve Celebration fireworks display on the Intracoastal Waterway in West Palm Beach, Florida. This temporary safety zone will restrict vessels from interfering with the fireworks display. This regulation is necessary to provide for the safety of life on navigable waters of the United States and protect participants, spectators, and mariner traffic from potential hazards associated with the event. | 2008-12-30 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/30/E8-30878/safety-zone-flagler-museum-new-years-eve-celebration-fireworks-display-west-palm-beach-fl | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-30/pdf/E8-30878.pdf | Homeland Security Department; Coast Guard | 227,53 | The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for the Flagler Museum New Year's Eve Celebration fireworks display on the Intracoastal Waterway in West Palm Beach, Florida. This temporary safety zone will restrict vessels from interfering with... |
| E8-30880 | Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Gowanus Canal, Brooklyn, NY, Maintenance | Rule | The Commander, First Coast Guard District, has issued a temporary deviation from the regulation governing the operation of the Hamilton Avenue Bridge across the Gowanus Canal, mile 1.2, at Brooklyn, New York. Under this temporary deviation the bridge shall require a four-hour advance notice for bridge openings for three months to facilitate bridge maintenance. Vessels that can pass under the draw without a bridge opening may do so at all times. | 2008-12-30 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/30/E8-30880/drawbridge-operation-regulations-gowanus-canal-brooklyn-ny-maintenance | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-30/pdf/E8-30880.pdf | Homeland Security Department; Coast Guard | 227,53 | The Commander, First Coast Guard District, has issued a temporary deviation from the regulation governing the operation of the Hamilton Avenue Bridge across the Gowanus Canal, mile 1.2, at Brooklyn, New York. Under this temporary deviation the bridge... |
| E8-30910 | Promotion of a More Efficient Capacity Release Market | Rule | The Federal Regulatory Commission (FERC) is correcting a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register of December 1, 2008 (73 FR 72692). The document revised regulations governing interstate natural gas pipelines to reflect changes in the market for short-term transportation services on pipelines and to improve the efficiency of the Commission's capacity release program. | 2008-12-30 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/30/E8-30910/promotion-of-a-more-efficient-capacity-release-market | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-30/pdf/E8-30910.pdf | Energy Department; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission | 136,167 | The Federal Regulatory Commission (FERC) is correcting a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register of December 1, 2008 (73 FR 72692). The document revised regulations governing interstate natural gas pipelines to reflect changes in the market... |
| E8-30951 | Food Stamp Program: Revisions to Bonding Requirements for Violating Retail and Wholesale Food Concerns | Rule | This action provides final rulemaking for a proposed rule. It revises the current bonding requirements imposed against participating retailers and wholesalers who have violated the Food Stamp Program rules and regulations. Currently, all violating retailers and wholesalers that are disqualified for a specified period of time or have a civil money penalty imposed in lieu of a disqualification for a specified period of time are required to submit a valid collateral bond, usually on an annual basis, if they wish to continue to participate in the Food Stamp Program. Over the years, securing a collateral bond has become increasingly more difficult for retailers and wholesalers. Thus, this final rule revises the current requirement in order to help alleviate the financial burden to those retailers and wholesalers who are required to submit such a bond and also to reduce the recordkeeping burden with respect to the FNS field offices which have to keep track of the expirations and renewals of these bonds. This final rule also places in the Food Stamp Program regulations the longstanding policy FNS has adopted to accept irrevocable letters of credit (LOC) in lieu of collateral bonds. Lastly, this rule establishes a specified period of time for retailers and wholesalers to be removed from the program for accepting food stamp benefits in payment for eligible food on credit, a violation of the Food Stamp Program regulations. | 2008-12-30 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/30/E8-30951/food-stamp-program-revisions-to-bonding-requirements-for-violating-retail-and-wholesale-food | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-30/pdf/E8-30951.pdf | Agriculture Department; Food and Nutrition Service | 12,200 | This action provides final rulemaking for a proposed rule. It revises the current bonding requirements imposed against participating retailers and wholesalers who have violated the Food Stamp Program rules and regulations. Currently, all violating... |
| E8-30978 | Nebraska: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revisions | Rule | The Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended, commonly referred to as the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), allows the EPA to authorize States to operate their hazardous waste management programs in lieu of the Federal program. Nebraska has applied to EPA for final authorization of the changes to its hazardous waste program under RCRA. EPA has determined that these changes satisfy all requirements needed to qualify for final authorization and is authorizing the State's changes through this immediate final rule. | 2008-12-30 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/30/E8-30978/nebraska-final-authorization-of-state-hazardous-waste-management-program-revisions | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-30/pdf/E8-30978.pdf | Environmental Protection Agency | 145 | The Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended, commonly referred to as the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), allows the EPA to authorize States to operate their hazardous waste management programs in lieu of the Federal program. Nebraska has... |
| E8-30984 | Revisions to the Clean Water Act Regulatory Definition of “Discharge of Dredged Material”; Final Rule | Rule | The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (together, the "Agencies") are promulgating a final rule to amend a Clean Water Act (CWA) section 404 regulation that defines the term "discharge of dredged material." This action conforms the Corps' and EPA's regulations to a court order invalidating the January 17, 2001, amendments to the regulatory definition (referred to as the "Tulloch II" rule). This final rule responds to the court decision by deleting language from the regulation that was invalidated. | 2008-12-30 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/30/E8-30984/revisions-to-the-clean-water-act-regulatory-definition-of-discharge-of-dredged-material-final-rule | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-30/pdf/E8-30984.pdf | Engineers Corps; Environmental Protection Agency | 142,145 | The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (together, the "Agencies") are promulgating a final rule to amend a Clean Water Act (CWA) section 404 regulation that defines the term "discharge of dredged... |
| E8-30992 | America's Marine Highway Program: Stay of Effectiveness | Rule | On October 9, 2008, this rulemaking was initially published. This rulemaking requires congressional review. Therefore, the Maritime Administration must stay the effectiveness of the regulations. The stay does not otherwise change the October 9, 2008, rulemaking specifically soliciting Marine Highway Corridor Recommendations and public comment on the proposed America's Marine Highways Program. | 2008-12-30 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/30/E8-30992/americas-marine-highway-program-stay-of-effectiveness | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-30/pdf/E8-30992.pdf | Transportation Department; Maritime Administration | 492,282 | On October 9, 2008, this rulemaking was initially published. This rulemaking requires congressional review. Therefore, the Maritime Administration must stay the effectiveness of the regulations. The stay does not otherwise change the October 9, 2008,... |
| E8-30999 | Telecommunications Relay Services, Speech-to-Speech Services, E911 Requirements for IP-Enabled Service Providers | Rule | The Commission addressed several issues relating to the Commission's Internet-based TRS Order, which adopted a system to assign users of Internet-based Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS), specifically Video Relay Service (VRS) and Internet-Protocol (IP) Relay, ten-digit numbers linked to the North American Numbering Plan (NANP). | 2008-12-30 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/30/E8-30999/telecommunications-relay-services-speech-to-speech-services-e911-requirements-for-ip-enabled-service | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-30/pdf/E8-30999.pdf | Federal Communications Commission | 161 | The Commission addressed several issues relating to the Commission's Internet-based TRS Order, which adopted a system to assign users of Internet-based Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS), specifically Video Relay Service (VRS) and Internet-Protocol... |
| E8-31001 | Delegation of Authority and Change in Position Title | Rule | The Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("Commission") is amending certain provisions of its part 140 regulations to add the Chief Economist and the Deputy Chief Economist of the Office of the Chief Economist as persons to whom certain authorities are delegated. The Commission is also amending part 140 to reflect a change in position title from "Regional Coordinators" to "Regional Administrators." | 2008-12-30 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/30/E8-31001/delegation-of-authority-and-change-in-position-title | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-30/pdf/E8-31001.pdf | Commodity Futures Trading Commission | 77 | The Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("Commission") is amending certain provisions of its part 140 regulations to add the Chief Economist and the Deputy Chief Economist of the Office of the Chief Economist as persons to whom certain authorities are... |
| E8-31006 | Television Broadcasting Services; Omaha, NE | Rule | The Commission grants a petition for rulemaking filed by Mitts Telecasting Company, licensee of station KXVO-DT, to substitute DTV channel 38 for its assigned post-transition DTV channel 15 at Omaha, Nebraska. | 2008-12-30 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/30/E8-31006/television-broadcasting-services-omaha-ne | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-30/pdf/E8-31006.pdf | Federal Communications Commission | 161 | The Commission grants a petition for rulemaking filed by Mitts Telecasting Company, licensee of station KXVO-DT, to substitute DTV channel 38 for its assigned post-transition DTV channel 15 at Omaha, Nebraska. |
| E8-31007 | Possible Revision or Elimination of Rules | Rule | This document invites members of the public to comment on the Federal Communication Commission's (FCC's or Commission's) rules to be reviewed pursuant to section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, as amended (RFA). The purpose of the review is to determine whether Commission rules whose ten-year anniversary dates are in the year 2007, as contained in the Appendix, should be continued without change, amended, or rescinded in order to minimize any significant impact the rules may have on a substantial number of small entities. Upon receipt of comments from the public, the Commission will evaluate those comments and consider whether action should be taken to rescind or amend the relevant rule(s). | 2008-12-30 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/30/E8-31007/possible-revision-or-elimination-of-rules | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-30/pdf/E8-31007.pdf | Federal Communications Commission | 161 | This document invites members of the public to comment on the Federal Communication Commission's (FCC's or Commission's) rules to be reviewed pursuant to section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, as amended (RFA). The purpose of the review... |
| E8-31013 | Medicare Program; Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems and Fiscal Year 2009 Rates; Payments for Graduate Medical Education in Certain Emergency Situations; Changes to Disclosure of Physician Ownership in Hospitals and Physician Self-Referral Rules; Updates to the Long-Term Care Prospective Payment System; Updates to Certain IPPS-Excluded Hospitals; and Collection of Information Regarding Financial Relationships Between Hospitals; Correction | Rule | This document corrects errors that appeared in the correction notice published in the October 3, 2008 Federal Register entitled "Medicare Program; Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems and Fiscal Year 2009 Rates; Payments for Graduate Medical Education in Certain Emergency Situations; Changes to Disclosure of Physician Ownership in Hospitals and Physician Self- Referral Rules; Updates to the Long-Term Care Prospective Payment System; Updates to Certain IPPS-Excluded Hospitals; and Collection of Information Regarding Financial Relationships Between Hospitals; Correction." | 2008-12-30 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/30/E8-31013/medicare-program-changes-to-the-hospital-inpatient-prospective-payment-systems-and-fiscal-year-2009 | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-30/pdf/E8-31013.pdf | Health and Human Services Department; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | 221,45 | This document corrects errors that appeared in the correction notice published in the October 3, 2008 Federal Register entitled "Medicare Program; Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems and Fiscal Year 2009 Rates; Payments for... |
| E8-31015 | Methods for Computing Withdrawal Liability; Reallocation Liability Upon Mass Withdrawal; Pension Protection Act of 2006 | Rule | This final rule amends PBGC's regulation on Allocating Unfunded Vested Benefits to Withdrawing Employers (29 CFR part 4211) to implement provisions of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 that provide for changes in the allocation of unfunded vested benefits to withdrawing employers from a multiemployer pension plan, and that require adjustments in determining an employer's withdrawal liability when a multiemployer plan is in critical status. Pursuant to PBGC's authority under section 4211(c)(5) of ERISA to prescribe standard approaches for alternative withdrawal liability methods, the final rule also amends this regulation to provide additional modifications to the statutory methods for determining an employer's allocable share of unfunded vested benefits. In addition, pursuant to PBGC's authority under section 4219(c)(1)(D) of ERISA, this final rule amends PBGC's regulation on Notice, Collection, and Redetermination of Withdrawal Liability (29 CFR part 4219) to improve the process of fully allocating a plan's total unfunded vested benefits among all liable employers in a mass withdrawal. Finally, this final rule amends PBGC's regulation on Terminology (29 CFR part 4001) to reflect the definition of a "multiemployer plan" added by the Pension Protection Act of 2006. | 2008-12-30 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/30/E8-31015/methods-for-computing-withdrawal-liability-reallocation-liability-upon-mass-withdrawal-pension | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-30/pdf/E8-31015.pdf | Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation | 405 | This final rule amends PBGC's regulation on Allocating Unfunded Vested Benefits to Withdrawing Employers (29 CFR part 4211) to implement provisions of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 that provide for changes in the allocation of unfunded vested... |
| E8-31016 | Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Intracoastal Waterway (ICW), Barnegat Bay, Seaside Heights, NJ | Rule | The Coast Guard is changing the drawbridge operation regulations of the S37 Bridge, at ICW mile 14.1, across Barnegat Bay at Seaside Heights, NJ. The final rule will allow the drawbridge to operate on an advance notice basis during specific times of the year. This change will result in more efficient use of the bridge during months of infrequent transit. | 2008-12-30 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/30/E8-31016/drawbridge-operation-regulation-intracoastal-waterway-icw-barnegat-bay-seaside-heights-nj | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-30/pdf/E8-31016.pdf | Homeland Security Department; Coast Guard | 227,53 | The Coast Guard is changing the drawbridge operation regulations of the S37 Bridge, at ICW mile 14.1, across Barnegat Bay at Seaside Heights, NJ. The final rule will allow the drawbridge to operate on an advance notice basis during specific times of... |
| E8-31021 | Marine Recreational Fisheries of the United States; National Saltwater Angler Registry Program | Rule | NMFS issues this final rule to adopt regulations to implement the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA).The regulations establish a national registry of recreational anglers fishing in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), for anadromous species in tidal waters or for Continental Shelf fishery resources beyond the EEZ. Persons will not be required to register with NMFS if they are licensed by a state that provides data determined to be sufficient for the agency's needs. The requirement is intended to improve existing angling effort surveys in order to improve their efficiency, to reduce possible sources of bias and to improve confidence in survey results by anglers and fishery managers. | 2008-12-30 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/30/E8-31021/marine-recreational-fisheries-of-the-united-states-national-saltwater-angler-registry-program | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-30/pdf/E8-31021.pdf | Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | 54,361 | NMFS issues this final rule to adopt regulations to implement the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA).The regulations establish a national registry of recreational anglers fishing in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), for... |
| E8-31030 | Television Broadcasting Services; Superior, NE | Rule | The Commission grants a petition for rulemaking filed by Colins Broadcasting Corporation, the permittee of station KSNB-DT, to substitute DTV channel 4 for its assigned post-transition DTV channel 34 at Superior, Nebraska. | 2008-12-30 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/30/E8-31030/television-broadcasting-services-superior-ne | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-30/pdf/E8-31030.pdf | Federal Communications Commission | 161 | The Commission grants a petition for rulemaking filed by Colins Broadcasting Corporation, the permittee of station KSNB-DT, to substitute DTV channel 4 for its assigned post-transition DTV channel 34 at Superior, Nebraska. |
| E8-31032 | Notice 2008-14; Repeal of Increased Contribution and Coordinated Party Expenditure Limits for Candidates Opposing Self-Financed Candidates | Rule | The Federal Election Commission ("Commission") is removing its rules on increased contribution limits and coordinated party expenditure limits for Senate and House of Representatives candidates facing self-financed opponents. These rules were promulgated to implement sections 304 and 319 of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002, known as the "Millionaires' Amendment." In Davis v. Federal Election Commission, the Supreme Court held that sections 319(a) and (b), regarding House of Representatives elections, were unconstitutional. The Court's analysis also applies to the contribution and spending limits in section 304 regarding Senate elections. The Commission, therefore, is removing its rules that implement the Millionaires' Amendment. However, the Commission is retaining certain other rules that were not affected by the Davis decision. Further information is provided in the supplementary information that follows. | 2008-12-30 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/30/E8-31032/notice-2008-14-repeal-of-increased-contribution-and-coordinated-party-expenditure-limits-for | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-30/pdf/E8-31032.pdf | Federal Election Commission | 165 | The Federal Election Commission ("Commission") is removing its rules on increased contribution limits and coordinated party expenditure limits for Senate and House of Representatives candidates facing self-financed opponents. These rules were... |
| E8-31033 | Increase in Rates Payable Under the Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance Program and Other Miscellaneous Issues | Rule | This document amends Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) regulations to reflect increases effective for fiscal years 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009, respectively, in the monthly rates payable under the Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) program in accordance with statutory requirements and previously established formulas; a change in the formula used to calculate entitlement charges for individuals pursuing apprenticeship or other on-job training in accordance with the Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2004; and nonsubstantive changes for the purpose of clarity and to reflect agency organization. | 2008-12-30 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/30/E8-31033/increase-in-rates-payable-under-the-survivors-and-dependents-educational-assistance-program-and | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-30/pdf/E8-31033.pdf | Veterans Affairs Department | 520 | This document amends Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) regulations to reflect increases effective for fiscal years 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009, respectively, in the monthly rates payable under the Survivors' and Dependents' Educational... |
| E8-31034 | Television Broadcasting Services; Huntsville, AL | Rule | The Commission grants a petition for rulemaking filed by Local TV Alabama License, LLC ("Local TV"), the licensee of station WHNT- DT, to substitute DTV channel 46 for its assigned post-transition DTV channel 19 at Huntsville, Alabama. | 2008-12-30 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/30/E8-31034/television-broadcasting-services-huntsville-al | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-30/pdf/E8-31034.pdf | Federal Communications Commission | 161 | The Commission grants a petition for rulemaking filed by Local TV Alabama License, LLC ("Local TV"), the licensee of station WHNT- DT, to substitute DTV channel 46 for its assigned post-transition DTV channel 19 at Huntsville, Alabama. |
| E8-29979 | Approval of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Oklahoma; Recodification of Regulations | Rule | The EPA is approving portions of the revisions to the Oklahoma State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted on February 14, 2002. Most of the revisions are administrative in nature and modify redundant or incorrect text within the SIP. The revisions also include renumbered or recodified portions of the SIP and new sections that incorporate Federal rules. We are approving the revisions in accordance with the requirements of section 110 of the Clean Air Act (the Act) and EPA's regulations. | 2008-12-29 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/29/E8-29979/approval-of-air-quality-implementation-plans-oklahoma-recodification-of-regulations | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-29/pdf/E8-29979.pdf | Environmental Protection Agency | 145 | The EPA is approving portions of the revisions to the Oklahoma State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted on February 14, 2002. Most of the revisions are administrative in nature and modify redundant or incorrect text within the SIP. The revisions also... |
| E8-30582 | Employer's Annual Federal Tax Return and Modifications to the Deposit Rules | Rule | This document contains temporary regulations relating to the annual filing of Federal employment tax returns and requirements for employment tax deposits. These temporary regulations relate to sections 6011 and 6302 of the Internal Revenue Code (Code) concerning reporting and paying income taxes withheld from wages and reporting and paying taxes under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) (collectively, "employment taxes"). These temporary regulations generally allow certain employers to file a Form 944, "Employer's ANNUAL Federal Tax Return," rather than Form 941, "Employer's QUARTERLY Federal Tax Return." In addition to rules related to Form 944, the temporary regulations provide an additional method for employers who file Form 941 to determine whether the amount of accumulated employment taxes is considered de minimis. The portions of this document that are final regulations provide necessary cross-references to the temporary regulations. The text of these temporary regulations also serves as the text of the proposed regulations set forth in the Proposed Rules section in this issue of the Federal Register. | 2008-12-29 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/29/E8-30582/employers-annual-federal-tax-return-and-modifications-to-the-deposit-rules | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-29/pdf/E8-30582.pdf | Treasury Department; Internal Revenue Service | 497,254 | This document contains temporary regulations relating to the annual filing of Federal employment tax returns and requirements for employment tax deposits. These temporary regulations relate to sections 6011 and 6302 of the Internal Revenue Code (Code)... |
| E8-30599 | Disclosure of Return Information to the Bureau of Economic Analysis | Rule | This document contains final regulations relating to disclosures of corporate tax return information to the Bureau of Economic Analysis (Bureau). The final regulations authorize the IRS to disclose certain items of corporate tax return information to the Secretary of Commerce for purposes of structuring United States national economic accounts and conducting related statistical activities authorized by law. The final regulations facilitate the assistance of the IRS to the Bureau in its statistics programs, require no action by taxpayers, and have no effect on their tax liabilities. | 2008-12-29 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/29/E8-30599/disclosure-of-return-information-to-the-bureau-of-economic-analysis | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-29/pdf/E8-30599.pdf | Treasury Department; Internal Revenue Service | 497,254 | This document contains final regulations relating to disclosures of corporate tax return information to the Bureau of Economic Analysis (Bureau). The final regulations authorize the IRS to disclose certain items of corporate tax return information to... |
| E8-30602 | Credit Union Service Organizations | Rule | NCUA is issuing a final rule amending its credit union service organization (CUSO) regulation. The amendment adds two new categories of permissible CUSO activities: Credit card loan origination and payroll processing services. The amendment also adds new examples of permissible CUSO activities within existing categories and expands the permissible scope of certain services to include persons eligible for credit union membership. The amendment imposes new regulatory limits on the ability of credit unions to recapitalize their CUSOs in certain circumstances. Although the CUSO rule generally only applies to federal credit unions (FCUs), the amendment revises and extends to all federally insured credit unions the provisions ensuring that credit union regulators have access to books and records and that CUSOs are operated as separate legal entities; however, the rule also contains a procedure through which state regulators may seek an exemption from the access to records provisions for credit unions in their state. The amendment clarifies that CUSOs may buy and sell participations in loans they are authorized to originate. Finally, the amendment deletes as unnecessary the section in the current rule concerning amendment requests. These amendments clarify the rule, enhance CUSO operations, and address safety and soundness concerns. | 2008-12-29 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/29/E8-30602/credit-union-service-organizations | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-29/pdf/E8-30602.pdf | National Credit Union Administration | 335 | NCUA is issuing a final rule amending its credit union service organization (CUSO) regulation. The amendment adds two new categories of permissible CUSO activities: Credit card loan origination and payroll processing services. The amendment also adds... |
| E8-30621 | Review of FERC Form Nos. 6 and 6-Q | Rule | The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is terminating its notice of inquiry regarding the need for changes or revisions to the Commission's reporting requirements. This notice specifically addresses FERC Form Nos. 6 (Annual Report of Oil Pipeline Companies) and 6-Q (Quarterly Report of Oil Pipeline Companies). | 2008-12-29 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/29/E8-30621/review-of-ferc-form-nos-6-and-6-q | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-29/pdf/E8-30621.pdf | Energy Department; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission | 136,167 | The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is terminating its notice of inquiry regarding the need for changes or revisions to the Commission's reporting requirements. This notice specifically addresses FERC Form Nos. 6 (Annual Report of Oil Pipeline... |
| E8-30635 | Establishment of Low Altitude Area Navigation T-254; Houston, TX | Rule | This action delays the effective date for the establishment of the low altitude Area Navigation (RNAV) T-route, designated T-254, in the vicinity of the Houston, TX, terminal area until March 12, 2009. The FAA is taking this action to allow additional time for processing and charting. | 2008-12-29 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/29/E8-30635/establishment-of-low-altitude-area-navigation-t-254-houston-tx | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-29/pdf/E8-30635.pdf | Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration | 492,159 | This action delays the effective date for the establishment of the low altitude Area Navigation (RNAV) T-route, designated T-254, in the vicinity of the Houston, TX, terminal area until March 12, 2009. The FAA is taking this action to allow additional... |
| E8-30672 | Sale and Disposal of National Forest System Timber; Special Forest Products and Forest Botanical Products | Rule | The Department is issuing this final rule to regulate the sustainable free use, commercial harvest, and sale of special forest products and forest botanical products from National Forest System lands. The rule is needed to promote sustainability in light of the increased public demands for both timber and non-timber special forest products and forest botanical products over the past 10 years. In many cases, these demands are challenging sustainability, particularly in the most heavily used parts of the National Forest System. This rule will help ensure the continued sustainability of special forest products and forest botanical products. The rule also revises 36 CFR 261.6 to reflect new free use and personal use authorizations for special forest products and forest botanical products and to specify the types of contractual documents currently used by the Forest Service. In addition, the Forest Service made minor textual clarifications to section 261.6. | 2008-12-29 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/29/E8-30672/sale-and-disposal-of-national-forest-system-timber-special-forest-products-and-forest-botanical | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-29/pdf/E8-30672.pdf | Agriculture Department; Forest Service | 12,209 | The Department is issuing this final rule to regulate the sustainable free use, commercial harvest, and sale of special forest products and forest botanical products from National Forest System lands. The rule is needed to promote sustainability in... |
| E8-30694 | Ophthalmic and Topical Dosage Form New Animal Drugs; Triamcinolone Cream | Rule | The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect approval of an abbreviated new animal drug application (ANADA) filed by Modern Veterinary Therapeutics, LLC. The ANADA provides for veterinary prescription use of triamcinolone cream on dogs for topical treatment of allergic dermatitis and summer eczema. | 2008-12-29 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/29/E8-30694/ophthalmic-and-topical-dosage-form-new-animal-drugs-triamcinolone-cream | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-29/pdf/E8-30694.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 approval of an abbreviated new animal drug application (ANADA) filed by Modern Veterinary Therapeutics, LLC. The ANADA provides for veterinary prescription use of... |
| E8-30718 | Consolidated Returns; Intercompany Obligations | Rule | This document contains final regulations under section 1502 of the Internal Revenue Code (Code). The regulations provide guidance regarding the treatment of transactions involving obligations between members of a consolidated group. These final regulations will affect affiliated groups of corporations filing consolidated returns. | 2008-12-29 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/29/E8-30718/consolidated-returns-intercompany-obligations | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-29/pdf/E8-30718.pdf | Treasury Department; Internal Revenue Service | 497,254 | This document contains final regulations under section 1502 of the Internal Revenue Code (Code). The regulations provide guidance regarding the treatment of transactions involving obligations between members of a consolidated group. These final... |
| E8-30727 | Guidance Regarding Foreign Base Company Sales Income | Rule | This document contains final and temporary regulations that provide guidance relating to foreign base company sales income in cases in which personal property sold by a controlled foreign corporation is manufactured, produced, or constructed pursuant to a contract manufacturing arrangement or by one or more branches of the controlled foreign corporation. These regulations modify the foreign base company sales income regulations to address current business structures and practices, particularly the growing importance of contract manufacturing and other manufacturing arrangements. These regulations, in general, will affect controlled foreign corporations and their United States shareholders. The text of the 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. | 2008-12-29 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/29/E8-30727/guidance-regarding-foreign-base-company-sales-income | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-29/pdf/E8-30727.pdf | Treasury Department; Internal Revenue Service | 497,254 | This document contains final and temporary regulations that provide guidance relating to foreign base company sales income in cases in which personal property sold by a controlled foreign corporation is manufactured, produced, or constructed pursuant... |
| E8-30730 | Washington, DC Metropolitan Area Special Flight Rules Area; Correction | Rule | This document corrects a recently published final rule entitled, "Washington, DC Metropolitan Area Special Flight Rules Area." The rule codified special flight rules and airspace and flight restrictions for certain aircraft operations in the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area. A word in the codified text was incorrect. This document corrects that word. | 2008-12-29 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/29/E8-30730/washington-dc-metropolitan-area-special-flight-rules-area-correction | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-29/pdf/E8-30730.pdf | Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration | 492,159 | This document corrects a recently published final rule entitled, "Washington, DC Metropolitan Area Special Flight Rules Area." The rule codified special flight rules and airspace and flight restrictions for certain aircraft operations in the... |
| E8-30736 | International Mail Contracts | Rule | The Commission is adding Global Direct Contracts to the Competitive Product List and announcing the Postal Service's execution of two related contracts. These actions are consistent with changes in a recent law governing postal operations and a recent Postal Service request. Republication of the lists of market dominant and competitive products is also consistent with new requirements in the law. | 2008-12-29 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/29/E8-30736/international-mail-contracts | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-29/pdf/E8-30736.pdf | Postal Regulatory Commission | 409 | The Commission is adding Global Direct Contracts to the Competitive Product List and announcing the Postal Service's execution of two related contracts. These actions are consistent with changes in a recent law governing postal operations and a recent... |
| E8-30761 | Safety Zone; Saugus River, Lynn, MA | Rule | The Coast Guard is creating a safety zone for a portion of the Saugus River in Lynn, Massachusetts as requested by the Massachusetts Highway Department (MHD), to allow for vital repair work to commence on the Route 107/Fox Hill Bridge during the winter and spring months. This zone is necessary to protect mariners from the potential hazards associated with the work being conducted by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in making critical repairs to the bridge while it is closed to transiting vessels and vehicular traffic. | 2008-12-29 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/29/E8-30761/safety-zone-saugus-river-lynn-ma | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-29/pdf/E8-30761.pdf | Homeland Security Department; Coast Guard | 227,53 | The Coast Guard is creating a safety zone for a portion of the Saugus River in Lynn, Massachusetts as requested by the Massachusetts Highway Department (MHD), to allow for vital repair work to commence on the Route 107/Fox Hill Bridge during the winter... |
| E8-30763 | Direct and Counter-Cyclical Program and Average Crop Revenue Election Program | Rule | This rule implements the provisions of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (the 2008 Farm Bill) regarding the direct and counter-cyclical payment program (DCP) for the 2008 through 2012 crop years as well as Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) program payments for the 2009 through 2012 crop years. The 2008 Farm Bill further authorizes payments, with some changes, that were previously authorized under the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (the 2002 Farm Bill) regarding direct and counter-cyclical payments for the crop years 2002 through 2007. The payments provide income support to producers of eligible commodities and are based on historically-based acreage and yields and do not depend on the current production choices of the farmer. In general, the 2008 Farm Bill provides payments to eligible producers of covered commodities and peanuts and beginning in 2009, pulse crops as well. Additionally, the 2008 Farm Bill provides for the establishment of a yield for each farm for any designated oilseed or eligible pulse crop for which a payment yield was not established under the 2002 Farm Bill. | 2008-12-29 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/29/E8-30763/direct-and-counter-cyclical-program-and-average-crop-revenue-election-program | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-29/pdf/E8-30763.pdf | Agriculture Department; Commodity Credit Corporation | 12,76 | This rule implements the provisions of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (the 2008 Farm Bill) regarding the direct and counter-cyclical payment program (DCP) for the 2008 through 2012 crop years as well as Average Crop Revenue Election... |
| E8-30764 | Farm Program Payment Limitation and Payment Eligibility for 2009 and Subsequent Crop, Program, or Fiscal Years | Rule | The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) is revising regulations as required by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (the 2008 Farm Bill) to make changes in payment eligibility, payment attribution, maximum income limits, and maximum dollar benefit amounts for participants in CCC-funded programs. This interim rule amends the regulations to ensure that program payments and benefits are issued only to those persons and entities that meet all eligibility requirements, that a program participant does not receive any program payment above the maximum allowable benefit amount, and that applicable payments are not made to anyone whose average adjusted gross income exceeds the maximum dollar amounts established by the 2008 Farm Bill. This interim rule will apply to 2009 and subsequent crop, program, or fiscal year benefits for programs subject to the provisions in our regulations. | 2008-12-29 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/29/E8-30764/farm-program-payment-limitation-and-payment-eligibility-for-2009-and-subsequent-crop-program-or | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-29/pdf/E8-30764.pdf | Agriculture Department; Commodity Credit Corporation | 12,76 | The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) is revising regulations as required by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (the 2008 Farm Bill) to make changes in payment eligibility, payment attribution, maximum income limits, and maximum dollar... |
| E8-30768 | Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Valuing Benefits | Rule | Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's regulation on Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans prescribes interest assumptions for valuing benefits under terminating single-employer plans. This final rule amends the asset allocation regulation to adopt interest assumptions for plans with valuation dates in the first quarter of 2009. As discussed below, PBGC has published a separate final rule dealing with interest assumptions under its regulation on Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer Plans for January 2009. Interest assumptions are also published on PBGC's Web site (http:// www.pbgc.gov). | 2008-12-29 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/29/E8-30768/allocation-of-assets-in-single-employer-plans-interest-assumptions-for-valuing-benefits | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-29/pdf/E8-30768.pdf | Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation | 405 | Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's regulation on Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans prescribes interest assumptions for valuing benefits under terminating single-employer plans. This final rule amends the asset allocation regulation to... |
| E8-30800 | Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act of 2005: Fee for Self-Certification for Regulated Sellers of Scheduled Listed Chemical Products | Rule | To comply with the requirement of the Controlled Substances Act that fees be set at a level to ensure the recovery of the full costs of operating the various aspects of the Diversion Control Program, this Final Rule establishes an annual self-certification fee for certain "regulated sellers," that is, persons and entities selling scheduled listed chemical products at retail locations who are required to self-certify with DEA relative to compliance with certain requirements of the Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act of 2005 (CMEA). This Final Rule establishes the annual self-certification fee for regulated sellers who are not DEA pharmacy registrants. | 2008-12-29 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/29/E8-30800/combat-methamphetamine-epidemic-act-of-2005-fee-for-self-certification-for-regulated-sellers-of | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-29/pdf/E8-30800.pdf | Justice Department; Drug Enforcement Administration | 268,116 | To comply with the requirement of the Controlled Substances Act that fees be set at a level to ensure the recovery of the full costs of operating the various aspects of the Diversion Control Program, this Final Rule establishes an annual... |
| E8-30803 | Tank Level or Pressure Monitoring Devices on Single-Hull Tank Ships and Single-Hull Tank Barges Carrying Oil or Oil Residue as Cargo | Rule | The Coast Guard is removing its regulations for tank level or pressure monitoring (TLPM) devices because devices that satisfy compliance requirements remain unavailable. | 2008-12-29 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/29/E8-30803/tank-level-or-pressure-monitoring-devices-on-single-hull-tank-ships-and-single-hull-tank-barges | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-29/pdf/E8-30803.pdf | Homeland Security Department; Coast Guard | 227,53 | The Coast Guard is removing its regulations for tank level or pressure monitoring (TLPM) devices because devices that satisfy compliance requirements remain unavailable. |
| E8-30819 | Extensions of Credit by Federal Reserve Banks | Rule | The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) has adopted final amendments to its Regulation A to reflect the Board's approval of a decrease in the primary credit rate at each Federal Reserve Bank. The secondary credit rate at each Reserve Bank automatically decreased by formula as a result of the Board's primary credit rate action. | 2008-12-29 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/29/E8-30819/extensions-of-credit-by-federal-reserve-banks | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-29/pdf/E8-30819.pdf | Federal Reserve System | 188 | The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) has adopted final amendments to its Regulation A to reflect the Board's approval of a decrease in the primary credit rate at each Federal Reserve Bank. The secondary credit rate at each... |
| E8-30885 | Testimony by NARA Employees Relating to Agency Information and Production of Records in Legal Proceedings | Rule | The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is revising its regulations relating to demands for records or testimony in legal proceedings. The rule is intended to facilitate access to records in NARA's custody, centralize agency decision making in response to demands for records or testimony, minimize the disruption of official duties in complying with demands, maintain agency control over the release of agency information, and protect the interests of the United States. In addition, this rule consolidates existing regulations and applies to demands in legal proceedings where the United States is a party and to demands in legal proceedings where the United States is not a party. The rule affects parties to lawsuits and their counsel. | 2008-12-29 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/29/E8-30885/testimony-by-nara-employees-relating-to-agency-information-and-production-of-records-in-legal | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-29/pdf/E8-30885.pdf | National Archives and Records Administration | 304 | The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is revising its regulations relating to demands for records or testimony in legal proceedings. The rule is intended to facilitate access to records in NARA's custody, centralize agency decision... |
| E8-30942 | Consolidated HUD Hearing Procedures for Civil Rights Matters | Rule | 2008-12-29 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/29/E8-30942/consolidated-hud-hearing-procedures-for-civil-rights-matters | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-29/pdf/E8-30942.pdf | Housing and Urban Development Department | 228 | ||
| E8-28367 | Airworthiness Directives; MD Helicopters, Inc. Model MD900 Helicopters | Rule | This document publishes in the Federal Register an amendment adopting Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2008-17-51, which was sent previously to all known U.S. owners and operators of MD Helicopters, Inc. (MDHI) Model MD900 helicopters by individual letters. This AD requires, before further flight, fluorescent magnetic particle inspecting the aft threads of the forward directional control cable (control cable) for a crack and replacing the control cable with an airworthy part if you find a crack. If you do not find a crack, this AD requires that you demagnetize the cable threads until you reach a certain gauss level. This AD also requires visually inspecting the aft cable attach bracket for a crack and for interference with movement of the control cable or for deformation of the aft cable attach bracket. If a crack or interference with movement of the control cable or deformation of the aft cable attach bracket exists, this AD requires replacing the bracket with an airworthy part. This AD also requires modifying the control cable conduit and the rotating cone control rod and identifying the rotating cone control rod with a certain part number. This amendment is prompted by three reports of in-flight failure of the control cable and loss of yaw control resulting in emergency landings and subsequent damage to the helicopter. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent loss of yaw control and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter. | 2008-12-24 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/24/E8-28367/airworthiness-directives-md-helicopters-inc-model-md900-helicopters | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-24/pdf/E8-28367.pdf | Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration | 492,159 | This document publishes in the Federal Register an amendment adopting Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2008-17-51, which was sent previously to all known U.S. owners and operators of MD Helicopters, Inc. (MDHI) Model MD900 helicopters by individual... |
| E8-29233 | Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-8-11, DC-8-12, DC-8-21, DC-8-31, DC-8-32, DC-8-33, DC-8-41, DC-8-42, and DC-8-43 Airplanes; Model DC-8-51, DC-8-52, DC-8-53, and DC-8-55 Airplanes; Model DC-8F-54 and DC-8F-55 Airplanes; Model DC-8-61, DC-8-62, and DC-8-63 Airplanes; Model DC-8-61F, DC-8-62F, and DC-8-63F Airplanes; Model DC-8-71, DC-8-72, and DC-8-73 Airplanes; and Model DC-8-71F, DC-8-72F, and DC-8-73F Airplanes | Rule | The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD), which applies to all McDonnell Douglas Model DC-8 airplanes. That AD currently requires, among other things, revision of an existing program of structural inspections. This new AD requires implementation of a revised program of structural inspections of baseline structure to detect and correct fatigue cracking in order to ensure the continued airworthiness of these airplanes as they approach the manufacturer's original fatigue design life goal. This new AD also reduces the inspection threshold for certain principal structural elements. This AD results from a significant number of these airplanes approaching or exceeding the design service goal on which the initial type certification approval was predicated. We are issuing this AD to detect and correct fatigue cracking that could compromise the structural integrity of these airplanes. | 2008-12-24 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/24/E8-29233/airworthiness-directives-mcdonnell-douglas-model-dc-8-11-dc-8-12-dc-8-21-dc-8-31-dc-8-32-dc-8-33 | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-24/pdf/E8-29233.pdf | Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration | 492,159 | The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD), which applies to all McDonnell Douglas Model DC-8 airplanes. That AD currently requires, among other things, revision of an existing program of structural inspections. This new AD... |
| E8-29568 | Airworthiness Directives; Air Tractor, Inc. Models AT-200, AT-300, AT-400, AT-500, AT-600, and AT-800 Series Airplanes | Rule | We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) to supersede AD 2008-11-17, which applies to certain Air Tractor, Inc. Models AT-200, AT-300, AT-400, AT-500, AT-600, and AT-800 series airplanes. AD 2008-11-17 currently requires you to install an overturn skid plate kit or a modification to the overturn skid plate already installed. Since we issued AD 2008-11-17, the manufacturer has notified us that Model AT-401B airplanes also need a modification to the overturn skid plate. Consequently, this AD would retain the actions of AD 2008-11-17 and add the requirement to modify the overturn skid plate installed on Model AT-401B airplanes. We are issuing this AD to prevent the front and rear connections of the overturn skid plate to the airplane from breaking, which could allow foreign debris to enter the cockpit during an airplane overturn. This condition, if not corrected, could lead to pilot injury. | 2008-12-24 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/24/E8-29568/airworthiness-directives-air-tractor-inc-models-at-200-at-300-at-400-at-500-at-600-and-at-800-series | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-24/pdf/E8-29568.pdf | Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration | 492,159 | We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) to supersede AD 2008-11-17, which applies to certain Air Tractor, Inc. Models AT-200, AT-300, AT-400, AT-500, AT-600, and AT-800 series airplanes. AD 2008-11-17 currently requires you to install an... |
| E8-30020 | Bylaws of the Board of Governors | Rule | The Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service has adopted a considerable number of amendments to its Bylaws, set forth in subchapter A, parts 1 through 11, of title 39 of the Code of Federal Regulations. These amendments implement changes in the authority, responsibilities, and procedures of the Board made necessary by the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006 (PAEA), Public Law 109-435. The Postal Service hereby publishes this final rule revising subchapter A to reflect the changes in the Board's Bylaws. | 2008-12-24 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/24/E8-30020/bylaws-of-the-board-of-governors | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-24/pdf/E8-30020.pdf | Postal Service | 410 | The Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service has adopted a considerable number of amendments to its Bylaws, set forth in subchapter A, parts 1 through 11, of title 39 of the Code of Federal Regulations. These amendments implement changes... |
| E8-30051 | Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Corporation (RRC) AE 3007A Series Turbofan Engines | Rule | The FAA is superseding emergency airworthiness directive (AD) 2008-19-51 that we sent previously to all known U.S. owners and operators of RRC AE 3007A series turbofan engines. That AD requires performing initial and repetitive eddy current inspections (ECIs) on the high-pressure turbine (HPT) stage 2 wheel for cracks. This AD continues to require those same inspections, but revises the compliance schedule for the initial inspection and specifies the affected HPT stage 2 wheels by part number (P/N). This AD results from reports of cracked HPT stage 2 wheels. We are issuing this AD to detect cracks in the HPT stage 2 wheel, which could result in a possible uncontained failure of the HPT stage 2 wheel and damage to the airplane. | 2008-12-24 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/24/E8-30051/airworthiness-directives-rolls-royce-corporation-rrc-ae-3007a-series-turbofan-engines | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-24/pdf/E8-30051.pdf | Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration | 492,159 | The FAA is superseding emergency airworthiness directive (AD) 2008-19-51 that we sent previously to all known U.S. owners and operators of RRC AE 3007A series turbofan engines. That AD requires performing initial and repetitive eddy current inspections... |
| E8-30125 | Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Model 560 Airplanes | Rule | The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD), which applies to certain Cessna Model 560 airplanes. That AD currently requires installing new minimum airspeed placards to notify the flightcrew of the proper airspeeds for operating in both normal and icing conditions. That AD also requires revising the airplane flight manual to provide limitations and procedures for operating in icing conditions, for operating with anti-ice systems selected "on" independent of icing conditions, and for recognizing and recovering from inadvertent stall. That AD also provides an optional terminating action for the placard installation. This new AD requires the previously optional terminating action. This AD results from an evaluation of in-service airplanes following an accident. The evaluation indicated that some airplanes might have an improperly adjusted stall warning system. We are issuing this AD to prevent an inadvertent stall due to the inadequate stall warning margin provided by an improperly adjusted stall warning system, which could result in loss of controllability of the airplane. | 2008-12-24 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/24/E8-30125/airworthiness-directives-cessna-model-560-airplanes | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-24/pdf/E8-30125.pdf | Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration | 492,159 | The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD), which applies to certain Cessna Model 560 airplanes. That AD currently requires installing new minimum airspeed placards to notify the flightcrew of the proper airspeeds for operating in... |
| E8-30168 | Highway Safety Improvement Program | Rule | The purpose of this final rule is to revise Part 924 to incorporate changes to the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) that resulted from the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), as well as to reflect changes in the overall program that have evolved since the FHWA originally published 23 CFR Part 924. | 2008-12-24 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/24/E8-30168/highway-safety-improvement-program | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-24/pdf/E8-30168.pdf | Transportation Department; Federal Highway Administration | 492,170 | The purpose of this final rule is to revise Part 924 to incorporate changes to the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) that resulted from the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), as... |
| E8-30261 | Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model CL-600-2B19 (Regional Jet Series 100 & 440) Airplanes | Rule | We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated 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: | 2008-12-24 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/24/E8-30261/airworthiness-directives-bombardier-model-cl-600-2b19-regional-jet-series-100-and-440-airplanes | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-24/pdf/E8-30261.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) originated by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe... |
| E8-30262 | Airworthiness Directives; Saab AB, Saab Aerosystems Model 340A (SAAB/SF340A) and SAAB 340B Airplanes | Rule | We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above. This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated 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: | 2008-12-24 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/24/E8-30262/airworthiness-directives-saab-ab-saab-aerosystems-model-340a-saabsf340a-and-saab-340b-airplanes | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-24/pdf/E8-30262.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) originated by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe... |
| E8-30265 | Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-8-11, DC-8-12, DC-8-21, DC-8-31, DC-8-32, DC-8-33, DC-8-41, DC-8-42, and DC-8-43 Airplanes; Model DC-8-50 Series Airplanes; Model DC-8F-54 and DC-8F-55 Airplanes; Model DC-8-60 Series Airplanes; Model DC-8-60F Series Airplanes; Model DC-8-70 Series Airplanes; and Model DC-8-70F Series Airplanes | Rule | We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all McDonnell Douglas airplanes identified above. This AD requires repetitive inspections of the lower skin and stringers at stations Xw=408 and Xw=-408, and corrective actions if necessary. This AD results from reports of cracks in the skins and stringers at the end fasteners common to the stringer end fittings at stations Xw= 408 and Xw=-408 wing splice joints. We are issuing this AD to detect and correct fatigue cracking in the skins and stringers at the end fasteners common to the stringer end fittings at certain station and wing splice joints, which could result in wing structure that might not sustain limit load, and consequent loss of structural integrity of the wing. | 2008-12-24 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/24/E8-30265/airworthiness-directives-mcdonnell-douglas-model-dc-8-11-dc-8-12-dc-8-21-dc-8-31-dc-8-32-dc-8-33 | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-24/pdf/E8-30265.pdf | Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration | 492,159 | We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all McDonnell Douglas airplanes identified above. This AD requires repetitive inspections of the lower skin and stringers at stations Xw=408 and Xw=-408, and corrective actions if necessary. This... |
| E8-30405 | Airworthiness Directives; Aircraft Industries a.s. (Type Certificate G60EU previously held by LETECKÉ ZÁVODY a.s. and LET Aeronautical Works) Model L 23 Super Blanik Sailplane | 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: | 2008-12-24 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/24/E8-30405/airworthiness-directives-aircraft-industries-as-type-certificate-g60eu-previously-held-by-leteck | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-24/pdf/E8-30405.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... |
| E8-30406 | Airworthiness Directives; Piper Aircraft, Inc. Models PA-46-350P, PA-46R-350T, and PA-46-500TP Airplanes | Rule | We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Piper Aircraft, Inc. (Piper) Models PA-46-350P, PA-46R-350T, and PA-46- 500TP airplanes. This AD requires you to install a stall warning heat control modification kit. This AD results from ice forming on the stall vane heater during flights into icing conditions with the landing gear down. We are issuing this AD to prevent ice from forming on the stall vane, which may result in failure of the stall warning system. This failure could result in the pilot being unaware of an approaching stall situation. | 2008-12-24 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/24/E8-30406/airworthiness-directives-piper-aircraft-inc-models-pa-46-350p-pa-46r-350t-and-pa-46-500tp-airplanes | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-24/pdf/E8-30406.pdf | Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration | 492,159 | We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Piper Aircraft, Inc. (Piper) Models PA-46-350P, PA-46R-350T, and PA-46- 500TP airplanes. This AD requires you to install a stall warning heat control modification kit. This AD results from... |
| E8-30465 | Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company 172, 175, 177, 180, 182, 185, 188, 206, 207, 208, 210, 303, 336, and 337 Series Airplanes | Rule | The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Cessna Aircraft Company (Cessna) 172, 175, 177, 180, 182, 185, 188, 206, 207, 208, 210, 303, 336, and 337 series airplanes. This AD requires you to inspect the alternate static air source selector valve to assure that the part number identification placard does not obstruct the alternate static air source selector valve port. If the part number identification placard obstructs the port, this AD also requires you to remove the placard, assure that the port is unobstructed, and report to the FAA if obstruction is found. This AD results from reports of airplanes found with alternate static air source selector valve port obstruction caused by improper installation of the part number identification placard. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent erroneous indications from the altimeter, airspeed, and vertical speed indicators, which could cause the pilot to react to incorrect flight information and possibly result in loss of control. | 2008-12-24 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/24/E8-30465/airworthiness-directives-cessna-aircraft-company-172-175-177-180-182-185-188-206-207-208-210-303-336 | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-24/pdf/E8-30465.pdf | Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration | 492,159 | The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Cessna Aircraft Company (Cessna) 172, 175, 177, 180, 182, 185, 188, 206, 207, 208, 210, 303, 336, and 337 series airplanes. This AD requires you to inspect the alternate static air... |
| E8-30575 | Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Biennial Specifications and Management Measures; Inseason Adjustments | Rule | This final rule announces inseason changes to management measures in the commercial Pacific Coast groundfish fisheries. These actions, which are authorized by the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP), are intended to allow fisheries to access more abundant groundfish stocks while protecting overfished and depleted stocks. | 2008-12-24 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/24/E8-30575/magnuson-stevens-act-provisions-fisheries-off-west-coast-states-pacific-coast-groundfish-fishery | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-24/pdf/E8-30575.pdf | Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | 54,361 | This final rule announces inseason changes to management measures in the commercial Pacific Coast groundfish fisheries. These actions, which are authorized by the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP), are intended to allow fisheries... |
| E8-30613 | Accounting and Periodic Reporting Rules | Rule | The Commission is adopting final rules on accounting practices, an assumed Federal income tax, and periodic reporting for the Postal Service's theoretical competitive products enterprise. The rules incorporate several changes based on consideration of comments filed in response to an earlier proposal. Adoption of the rules will promote several statutory goals, including transparency and accountability. | 2008-12-24 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/24/E8-30613/accounting-and-periodic-reporting-rules | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-24/pdf/E8-30613.pdf | Postal Regulatory Commission | 409 | The Commission is adopting final rules on accounting practices, an assumed Federal income tax, and periodic reporting for the Postal Service's theoretical competitive products enterprise. The rules incorporate several changes based on consideration of... |
| E8-30637 | Pipeline Safety: Polyamide-11 (PA-11) Plastic Pipe Design Pressures | Rule | This final rule amends the design factor and design pressure limits for natural gas pipelines made from new Polyamide-11 (PA-11) thermoplastic pipe. Together, these two changes in the regulations allow pipeline operators to operate certain pipelines constructed of new PA-11 pipe at higher operating pressures than is currently allowed for other plastic pipe materials. | 2008-12-24 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/24/E8-30637/pipeline-safety-polyamide-11-pa-11-plastic-pipe-design-pressures | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-24/pdf/E8-30637.pdf | Transportation Department; Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration | 492,408 | This final rule amends the design factor and design pressure limits for natural gas pipelines made from new Polyamide-11 (PA-11) thermoplastic pipe. Together, these two changes in the regulations allow pipeline operators to operate certain pipelines... |
| E8-30680 | Extension of Cross-Media Electronic Reporting Rule Deadline for Authorized Programs | Rule | EPA is amending the Final Cross-Media Electronic Reporting Rule (CROMERR) deadline for authorized programs (states, tribes, or local governments) with existing electronic document receiving systems to submit an application for EPA approval to revise or modify their authorized programs. This action will extend the current October 13, 2008, deadline until January 13, 2010. | 2008-12-24 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/24/E8-30680/extension-of-cross-media-electronic-reporting-rule-deadline-for-authorized-programs | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-24/pdf/E8-30680.pdf | Environmental Protection Agency | 145 | EPA is amending the Final Cross-Media Electronic Reporting Rule (CROMERR) deadline for authorized programs (states, tribes, or local governments) with existing electronic document receiving systems to submit an application for EPA approval to revise or... |
| E8-30686 | Office of Global Health Affairs; Regulation on the Organizational Integrity of Entities That Are Implementing Programs and Activities Under the Leadership Act | Rule | The Office of Global Health Affairs within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") is issuing this final rule to clarify that recipients of HHS funds to implement HIV/AIDS programs and activities under the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Act of 2003 (the "Leadership Act"), Public Law 108-25 (May 27, 2003), that are required to have a policy opposing prostitution and sex trafficking, and must submit certification of this policy with the grant or contract application, may, consistent with this policy requirement, maintain an affiliation with organizations that do not have such a policy, provided such affiliations do not threaten the integrity of the government's programs and its message opposing prostitution and sex trafficking. The rule describes the separation that must exist between a recipient of HHS HIV/AIDS funds that has a policy opposing prostitution and sex trafficking, as required under section 301(f) of the Leadership Act, 22 U.S.C. 7631(f), and another organization that engages in activities that are not consistent with a policy opposing prostitution and sex trafficking. | 2008-12-24 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/24/E8-30686/office-of-global-health-affairs-regulation-on-the-organizational-integrity-of-entities-that-are | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-24/pdf/E8-30686.pdf | Health and Human Services Department | 221 | The Office of Global Health Affairs within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") is issuing this final rule to clarify that recipients of HHS funds to implement HIV/AIDS programs and activities under the United States Leadership... |
| E8-30697 | Milk in the Northeast and Other Marketing Areas; Final Decision on Proposed Amendments to Tentative Marketing Agreements and to Orders and Termination of Proceeding | Rule | We are denying proposals that would have increased Class I and Class II prices and modified the formulas used to determine Class I and II prices in all Federal milk marketing orders. This document terminates the proceeding on the five proposed amendments. | 2008-12-24 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/24/E8-30697/milk-in-the-northeast-and-other-marketing-areas-final-decision-on-proposed-amendments-to-tentative | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-24/pdf/E8-30697.pdf | Agriculture Department; Agricultural Marketing Service | 12,9 | We are denying proposals that would have increased Class I and Class II prices and modified the formulas used to determine Class I and II prices in all Federal milk marketing orders. This document terminates the proceeding on the five proposed amendments. |
| E8-30699 | National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for Aerosol Coatings | Rule | EPA published a direct final rule and parallel proposal on November 7, 2008 (73 FR 66184) to amend the national volatile organic compound (VOC) emission standards for aerosol coatings, which EPA promulgated on March 24, 2008 (73 FR 15604), by extending the compliance date and changing the submittal date for initial notification reports. Because we received an adverse comment during the comment period on the direct final rule and parallel proposal, in this action we are both withdrawing the direct final rule and issuing a final rule based on the notice of proposed rulemaking after considering the comment. | 2008-12-24 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/24/E8-30699/national-volatile-organic-compound-emission-standards-for-aerosol-coatings | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-24/pdf/E8-30699.pdf | Environmental Protection Agency | 145 | EPA published a direct final rule and parallel proposal on November 7, 2008 (73 FR 66184) to amend the national volatile organic compound (VOC) emission standards for aerosol coatings, which EPA promulgated on March 24, 2008 (73 FR 15604), by extending... |
| E8-30711 | Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Commercial Shark Management Measures | Rule | This final rule establishes the annual quotas for the 2009 fishing season for sandbar sharks, non-sandbar large coastal sharks (LCS), small coastal sharks (SCS), and pelagic sharks managed under Amendment 2 to the 2006 Consolidated Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fishery Management Plan (FMP). This final rule also establishes the opening date for the commercial Atlantic shark fisheries. This action is expected to have minimal negative impacts on commercial fishermen in the Atlantic commercial shark fishery as only a small overharvest occurred in the porbeagle shark fishery in 2008. | 2008-12-24 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/24/E8-30711/atlantic-highly-migratory-species-atlantic-commercial-shark-management-measures | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-24/pdf/E8-30711.pdf | Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | 54,361 | This final rule establishes the annual quotas for the 2009 fishing season for sandbar sharks, non-sandbar large coastal sharks (LCS), small coastal sharks (SCS), and pelagic sharks managed under Amendment 2 to the 2006 Consolidated Atlantic Highly... |
| E8-30716 | Creditor Continuity of Interest; Correction | Rule | This document contains a correction to final regulations (TD 9434) that were published in the Federal Register on Friday, December 12, 2008 (73 FR75566) providing guidance regarding when and to what extent creditors of a corporation will be treated as proprietors of the corporation in determining whether continuity of interest ("COI") is preserved in a potential reorganization. These final regulations are necessary to provide clarity to parties engaging in reorganizations of insolvent corporations, both inside and outside of bankruptcy. These final regulations affect corporations, their creditors, and their shareholders. | 2008-12-24 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/24/E8-30716/creditor-continuity-of-interest-correction | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-24/pdf/E8-30716.pdf | Treasury Department; Internal Revenue Service | 497,254 | This document contains a correction to final regulations (TD 9434) that were published in the Federal Register on Friday, December 12, 2008 (73 FR75566) providing guidance regarding when and to what extent creditors of a corporation will be treated as... |
| E8-30717 | Creditor Continuity of Interest; Correction | Rule | This document contains a correction to final regulations (TD 9434) that were published in the Federal Register on Friday, December 12, 2008 (73 FR 75566) providing guidance regarding when and to what extent creditors of a corporation will be treated as proprietors of the corporation in determining whether continuity of interest ("COI") is preserved in a potential reorganization. These final regulations are necessary to provide clarity to parties engaging in reorganizations of insolvent corporations, both inside and outside of bankruptcy. These final regulations affect corporations, their creditors, and their shareholders. | 2008-12-24 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/24/E8-30717/creditor-continuity-of-interest-correction | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-24/pdf/E8-30717.pdf | Treasury Department; Internal Revenue Service | 497,254 | This document contains a correction to final regulations (TD 9434) that were published in the Federal Register on Friday, December 12, 2008 (73 FR 75566) providing guidance regarding when and to what extent creditors of a corporation will be treated as... |
| E8-30720 | West Virginia Regulatory Program | Rule | We are approving two proposed amendments to the West Virginia regulatory program related to the State's cumulative hydrologic impact assessment (CHIA) process and regarding material damage to the hydrologic balance. The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) proposed to delete its existing definition of "cumulative impact." The WVDEP also proposed to amend its regulation outlining CHIA requirements by adding a sentence defining "material damage to the hydrologic balance outside the permit area." We are approving both proposed amendments. | 2008-12-24 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/24/E8-30720/west-virginia-regulatory-program | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-24/pdf/E8-30720.pdf | Interior Department; Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office | 253,480 | We are approving two proposed amendments to the West Virginia regulatory program related to the State's cumulative hydrologic impact assessment (CHIA) process and regarding material damage to the hydrologic balance. The West Virginia Department of... |
| E8-30724 | Change in Disease Status of Surrey County, England, Because of Foot-and-Mouth Disease | Rule | We are amending the regulations governing the importation of certain animals, meat, and other animal products into the United States by restoring Surrey County, England, to the list of regions of the world that are considered free of rinderpest and foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), and to the list of regions of the world considered free of rinderpest and FMD but subject to additional importation restrictions because of those regions' proximity to or trading relationships with FMD-affected regions. This final rule follows an interim rule that removed Surrey County, England, from those lists due to the detection of FMD in that region. Based on the results of a risk analysis concerning the FMD disease status of Surrey County, England, we have determined that Surrey County, England, can be added to the list of regions considered free of FMD. This rule relieves certain FMD-related prohibitions and restrictions on the importation of ruminants and swine and the fresh meat and other animal products of ruminants and swine into the United States from Surrey County, England. | 2008-12-24 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/24/E8-30724/change-in-disease-status-of-surrey-county-england-because-of-foot-and-mouth-disease | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-24/pdf/E8-30724.pdf | Agriculture Department; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service | 12,22 | We are amending the regulations governing the importation of certain animals, meat, and other animal products into the United States by restoring Surrey County, England, to the list of regions of the world that are considered free of rinderpest and... |
| E8-30838 | Aviation Insurance | Rule | 2008-12-24 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/24/E8-30838/aviation-insurance | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-24/pdf/E8-30838.pdf | Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration | 492,159 | ||
| E8-30840 | Food Additives Permitted in Feed and Drinking Water of Animals | Rule | 2008-12-24 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/24/E8-30840/food-additives-permitted-in-feed-and-drinking-water-of-animals | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-24/pdf/E8-30840.pdf | Health and Human Services Department; Food and Drug Administration | 221,199 | ||
| E8-30054 | Regulatory Changes To Implement the Additional Protocol to the US/IAEA Safeguards Agreement | Rule | The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its regulations to implement the Protocol Additional to the Agreement Between the United States of America and the International Atomic Energy Agency for the Application of Safeguards in the United States of America (Additional Protocol). The Additional Protocol requires the U.S. to report additional information on various nuclear fuel cycle- related activities and to provide the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) with access to those locations beyond the information currently reported for nuclear facilities under the existing Agreement Between the United States of America and the International Atomic Energy Agency for the Application of Safeguards in the United States of America (Safeguards Agreement). The amended regulations codify the requirement for certain NRC and Agreement State licensees to report information and provide access under the Additional Protocol that are currently not subject to inspections or reporting under the Safeguards Agreement. These amendments enable the U.S. Government to meet its obligations related to the Safeguards Agreement and the Additional Protocol. | 2008-12-23 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/23/E8-30054/regulatory-changes-to-implement-the-additional-protocol-to-the-usiaea-safeguards-agreement | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-23/pdf/E8-30054.pdf | Nuclear Regulatory Commission | 383 | The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its regulations to implement the Protocol Additional to the Agreement Between the United States of America and the International Atomic Energy Agency for the Application of Safeguards in the... |
| E8-30315 | Review and Approval of Projects | Rule | This document contains amendments to the project review regulations of the Susquehanna River Basin Commission (Commission) requiring review and approval of any natural gas well development project targeting the Marcellus or Utica shale formations and involving the withdrawal, diversion, or consumptive use of waters of the Susquehanna River Basin, adding a provision providing for a specific approval by rule process for consumptive water use associated with such projects, and modifying the definitions of "construction" and "project." In addition, editorial changes are made to the existing approval by rule provision related to the consumptive use of water withdrawn from public water supply systems to make that provision consistent with the new approval by rule provision for natural gas well development projects. | 2008-12-23 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/23/E8-30315/review-and-approval-of-projects | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-23/pdf/E8-30315.pdf | Susquehanna River Basin Commission | 482 | This document contains amendments to the project review regulations of the Susquehanna River Basin Commission (Commission) requiring review and approval of any natural gas well development project targeting the Marcellus or Utica shale formations and... |
| E8-30361 | 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 $37 million to $39 million reflects the increase of that index by 4.49% percent during the twelve-month period ending in November 2008. Thus, depository institutions with assets of $39 million or less as of December 31, 2008, are exempt from collecting data in 2009. | 2008-12-23 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/23/E8-30361/home-mortgage-disclosure | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-23/pdf/E8-30361.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... |
| E8-30390 | Establishment of Class E Airspace; Napakiak, AK | Rule | This action corrects an error in the airspace description contained in a Final Rule that was published in the Federal Register on Thursday, November 20, 2008 (73 FR 70271). Airspace Docket No. 08-AAL- 13. | 2008-12-23 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/23/E8-30390/establishment-of-class-e-airspace-napakiak-ak | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-23/pdf/E8-30390.pdf | Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration | 492,159 | This action corrects an error in the airspace description contained in a Final Rule that was published in the Federal Register on Thursday, November 20, 2008 (73 FR 70271). Airspace Docket No. 08-AAL- 13. |
| E8-30419 | Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Valuing and Paying Benefits | Rule | Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's regulation on Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer Plans prescribes interest assumptions for valuing and paying certain benefits under terminating single-employer plans. This final rule amends the benefit payments regulation to adopt interest assumptions for plans with valuation dates in January 2009. As discussed below, PBGC will publish a separate final rule document dealing with interest assumptions under its regulation on Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans for January 2009. Interest assumptions are also published on PBGC's Web site (http:// www.pbgc.gov). | 2008-12-23 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/23/E8-30419/benefits-payable-in-terminated-single-employer-plans-interest-assumptions-for-valuing-and-paying | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-23/pdf/E8-30419.pdf | Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation | 405 | Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's regulation on Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer Plans prescribes interest assumptions for valuing and paying certain benefits under terminating single-employer plans. This final rule amends the... |
| E8-30424 | Revision of Source Category List for Standards Under Section 112(k) of the Clean Air Act; and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area Sources: Ferroalloys Production Facilities | Rule | EPA is revising the area source category list by changing the name of the ferroalloys production category to clarify that it includes all types of ferroalloys. We are also adding two additional products (calcium carbide and silicon metal) to the source category. EPA is issuing final national emissions standards for control of hazardous air pollutants (HAP) for area source ferroalloys production facilities. The final emissions standards for new and existing sources reflect EPA's determination regarding the generally available control technology (GACT) or management practices for the source category. | 2008-12-23 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/23/E8-30424/revision-of-source-category-list-for-standards-under-section-112k-of-the-clean-air-act-and-national | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-23/pdf/E8-30424.pdf | Environmental Protection Agency | 145 | EPA is revising the area source category list by changing the name of the ferroalloys production category to clarify that it includes all types of ferroalloys. We are also adding two additional products (calcium carbide and silicon metal) to the source... |
| E8-30434 | Modification of Class D and E Airspace; Brunswick, ME | Rule | This action confirms the effective date of a direct final rule published in the Federal Register (73 FR 56475) that modifies Class D and E Airspace at Brunswick, ME to reflect the times when the controlled airspace is effective. | 2008-12-23 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/23/E8-30434/modification-of-class-d-and-e-airspace-brunswick-me | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-23/pdf/E8-30434.pdf | Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration | 492,159 | This action confirms the effective date of a direct final rule published in the Federal Register (73 FR 56475) that modifies Class D and E Airspace at Brunswick, ME to reflect the times when the controlled airspace is effective. |
| E8-30469 | Allocation and Disbursement of Royalties, Rentals, and Bonuses-Oil and Gas, Offshore | Rule | The MMS is amending the regulations on distribution and disbursement of royalties, rentals, and bonuses to include the allocation and disbursement of revenues from certain leases on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf in accordance with the provisions of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006. The regulations set forth the formula and methodology for calculating and allocating revenues to the States of Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas, their eligible political subdivisions, and the Land and Water Conservation Fund from the 181 Area in the Eastern Planning Area and 181 South Area in the Gulf of Mexico. The Secretary of the Interior will begin to disburse these revenues beginning on or before March 31, 2009. | 2008-12-23 | 2008 | 12 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/23/E8-30469/allocation-and-disbursement-of-royalties-rentals-and-bonuses-oil-and-gas-offshore | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-23/pdf/E8-30469.pdf | Interior Department; Minerals Management Service | 253,289 | The MMS is amending the regulations on distribution and disbursement of royalties, rentals, and bonuses to include the allocation and disbursement of revenues from certain leases on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf in accordance with the... |
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