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The President
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Proclamation 7968 of December 9, 2005

Human Rights Day, Bill of Rights Day, and Human Rights Week, 2005
By the President of the United States of America A

Presidential Documents : Treasury Department

The Department of the Treasury is issuing a revised interim rule implementing the Community Development Financial Institutions Program (CDFI Program) administered by the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (Fund). The mission of the CDFI Fund is to increase the capacity of financial institutions to provide capital, credit and

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Treasury Department

Announcement Type: Initial announcement of funding opportunity.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 21.020.

Dates: Applications for the FY 2006 Funding Round must be received by 5 p.m. ET on January 23, 2006. Applications for the FY 2007 Funding Round must be received by 5 p.m. ET on January 9, 2007.

Executive

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Treasury Department

On September 9, 2004, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (the ``Fund'') announced in a NOFA for the BEA Program (69 FR 54718) that BEA Program applicants that are also Community Development Financial Institutions (``CDFIs'') cannot receive credit under the BEA Program for financial assistance or Qualified Activities provided to

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Treasury Department

Announcement Type: Initial announcement of funding opportunity.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 21.020.

Dates: Applications for the FY 2006 Funding Round must be received by 5 p.m. ET on February 14, 2006. Applications for the FY 2007 Funding Round must be received by 5 p.m. ET on February 14, 2007.

Executive

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Treasury Department

We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are designating critical habitat for the federally threatened Brodiaea filifolia (threadleaved brodiaea) pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). In total, approximately 597 acres (ac) (242 hectares (ha)) fall within the boundaries of the critical habitat designation. The

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Treasury Department

The Minnesota Commercial Railway Company (MNNR) has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR Part 1152 Subpart FExempt Abandonments and Discontinuances of Services to discontinue trackage rights over a 0.99mile line of railroad owned by BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) between milepost 11.81 and milepost 12.80, in Stillwater, Washington

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Surface Transportation Board

The Social Security Administration (SSA) publishes a list of information collection packages that will require clearance by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with Public Law 10413, the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, effective October 1, 1995. The information collection packages that may be included in this notice are

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION : Social Security Administration

December 7, 2005.

On December 1, 2005, Sony Corporation, a company incorporated in Japan (``Issuer''), filed an application with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission''), pursuant to Section 12(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\ and Rule 12d22(d) thereunder,\2\ to withdraw its American Depositary Shares, each

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION : Securities and Exchange Commission

December 6, 2005.

Pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that on July 26, 2005, the Pacific Exchange, Inc. (``PCX'' or ``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I,

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION : Securities and Exchange Commission

December 7, 2005.

I. Introduction

On November 1, 2004, the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (``NASD''), through its subsidiary, The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (``Nasdaq''), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission''), pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\ and Rule

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION : Securities and Exchange Commission

December 7, 2005.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') is extending its Order, originally issued on August 4, 2003,\1\ and extended on July 14, 2004 (the ``2004 Order''),\2\ under section 17(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Exchange Act''), regarding audits of financial statements of brokerdealers that are not

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION : Securities and Exchange Commission

The permits between the State of Wyoming, Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources, Division of State Parks and Historic Sites (WSPHS) and the Keyhole and Sundance Boat Clubs at Keyhole Reservoir in northeast Wyoming will not be renewed after their expiration on December 31, 2005.

The Bureau of Reclamation is the Federal agency

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Reclamation Bureau

The Presidio Trust published a proposed rule in the Federal Register on August 4, 2005 (70 FR 4487044878) concerning debt collection in connection with the area under the administrative jurisdiction of the Presidio Trust. The public comment period on the proposed rule closed on September 19, 2005. No comment was received by the Presidio Trust.

PRESIDIO TRUST : Presidio Trust

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing proposed regulations to revise the Administrative Law Judge Program. The purpose of these revisions is to remove procedures that appear in other parts of this chapter, update outdated information, and remove the internal examining processes from the regulations. Additionally, these revisions

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT : Personnel Management Office

This notice announces the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's final decision expanding the recognition of TUV Product Services GmbH (TUVPSG) as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory under 29 CFR 1910.7.

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Occupational Safety and Health Administration

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Entergy Louisiana, Inc. (ELI) is the owner of Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3 (Waterford 3), located in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana. Entergy Operations, Inc. (EOI), is the licensed operator of Waterford 3. They are the holders of Facility Operating License No. NPF38, which authorizes operation of Waterford 3, issued by the

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION : Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Notice is hereby given that the staff of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has prepared a model application relating to changes to the Standard Technical Specifications (STSs) 3.6.1.3, ``Primary Containment Isolation Valves (PCIVs),'' for boilingwater reactors (BWR) in NUREG1433, Revision 3, ``Standard Technical Specifications, General

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION : Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Notice is hereby given that the Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or Commission) has issued a Director's Decision with regard to a petition dated April 12, 2005, filed by Mr. David Lochbaum, of the Union of Concerned Scientists, hereinafter referred to as the ``Petitioner.'' The petition

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION : Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Time & Date: 2 p.m., Monday, December 19, 2005.
Place: Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation, DBA NeighborWorks[reg] America, 1325 G Street NW., Suite 800, Boardroom, Washington, DC 20005. Status: Open.
Contact Person for More Information: Jeffrey T. Bryson, General Counsel/Secretary 2022202372; jbryson@nw.org.

NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT CORPORATION : Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation

Pursuant to the Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006, Pub. L. 109108, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), U.S. Department of Commerce, announces the solicitation of applications for planning and construction grants for public telecommunications facilities under the

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Telecommunications and Information Administration

In a Notice of Intent published May 7, 2003 (68 FR 24501), the National Park Service (NPS) announced its intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Transportation Plan at Arches National Park. The NPS has since determined that it is appropriate at this time to prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA), rather than an EIS, for

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : National Park Service

Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 U.S.C. 4332(c), the National Park Service announces the availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the General Management Plan, Rock Creek Park and the Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway (FEIS/ GMP), a unit of the National Park System within the District of Columbia.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : National Park Service

Pursuant to section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), the National Park Service (NPS) announces the availability of the final environmental impact statement/general management plan (EIS/GMP), Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Indiana.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : National Park Service

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the National Park Service's (NPS) intention to request an extension for a currently approved information collection in support of its Concession Management Program.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : National Park Service