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Date: 2006-12-01

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1. Repair Stations

Part III: Transportation Department, Federal Aviation Administration,

The FAA proposes to amend the regulations for repair stations by revising the system of ratings and requiring repair stations to establish a quality program. The FAA also proposes additional changes critical to maintaining safety. These include requiring a repair station to maintain a capability list, designating a chief inspector, and having
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Wage and Hour Division

2. RINs 0938-AO24 and 0938-AO11

Part II: Health and Human Services Department, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services,

This final rule with comment period addresses certain provisions of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, as well as making other changes to Medicare Part B payment policy. These changes are intended to ensure that our payment systems are updated to reflect changes in medical practice and the relative value of services. This final rule with comment
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Wage and Hour Division

3. Wage and Hour Division

PROPOSED RULES: Family Medical Leave Act; information request,

This notice requests comments related to the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (the ``FMLA'' or the ``Act''). The Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division, of the Department of Labor (the ``Department'') seeks information for its consideration and review of the Department's administration of the Act and implementing
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Wage and Hour Division

4. Privacy Act; Implementation

RULES: Privacy Act; implementation,

In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended, the Department of the Treasury gives notice of an amendment to this part by revising the titles of two Privacy Act systems of records and removing five other Privacy Act systems of records. The systems of records are related to the functions of the Internal Revenue Service
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Treasury Department

5. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

RULES: Import restrictions—; Bolivia; archaeological and ethnological materials,

This document amends Title 19 of the Code of Federal Regulations (19 CFR) to reflect the extension of the import restrictions on certain archaeological and ethnological material from Bolivia that were imposed by Treasury Decision (T.D.) 0186. The Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, United States Department of State, has
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Treasury Department

6. Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request--Thrift Financial Report: Schedules SC, SO, LD, CF, SI, SQ, and HC

NOTICES: Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,

In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507), OTS may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. On July 31, 2006, OTS requested public comment for 60 days (71 FR 43286) on proposed
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Thrift Supervision Office

7. Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon-- Acquisition Exemption--Certain Assets of Washington

NOTICES: Washington County, OR,

TriCounty Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet),\1\ a noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to acquire from Washington County, OR (County), certain rightofway and trackage, totaling approximately 5 miles, in Washington County. The rail line (the Subject Line) extends between milepost 749.95

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Surface Transportation Board

8. Washington County, OR--Acquisition Exemption--Certain Assets of the Union Pacific Railroad Company

NOTICES: Union Pacific Railroad Co.,

Washington County, OR (County), a noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to acquire from Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) certain rightofway and trackage, totaling approximately 5 miles, in Washington County. The rail line (the Subject Line) extends between milepost 749.95 in Tigard and milepost 755.43 in

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Surface Transportation Board

9. Application and Opportunity for Hearing: Software Brokers of America, Inc.

NOTICES: Software Brokers of America, Inc.,

November 27, 2006.

The Securities and Exchange Commission gives notice that Software Brokers of America, Inc. has filed an application under Section 304(d) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939. Software Brokers of America asks the Commission to exempt from the certificate or opinion delivery requirements of Section 314(d) of the 1939 Act certain

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION : Securities and Exchange Commission

10. Self-Regulatory Organizations; National Securities Clearing Corporation; Order Approving Proposed Rule Change To Allow

NOTICES: National Securities Clearing Corp.,

November 27, 2006.

I. Introduction

On July 24, 2006, the National Securities Clearing Corporation (``NSCC'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') proposed rule change SRNSCC200609 pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'').\1\ Notice of the proposal was published in the Federal

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION : Securities and Exchange Commission

11. Proposed Collection; Comment Request

NOTICES: Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,

In accordance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 which provides opportunity for public comment on new or revised data collections, the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) will publish periodic summaries of proposed data collections.

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed information

RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD : Railroad Retirement Board

12. Hazardous Materials: Miscellaneous Packaging Amendments; Correction

PROPOSED RULES: Packaging requirements; miscellaneous amendments; Correction,

This document corrects the preamble to a notice of proposed rulemaking published in the Federal Register of September 1, 2006, regarding miscellaneous packaging amendments to the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR parts 171180). This document corrects mathematical calculations of the total annual respondents (from 5,000 to 5,010), and
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

13. PBGC Flat Premium Rates

NOTICES: Flat premium rates,

This notice informs the public of the PBGC flat premium rates for premium payment years beginning in 2007. These rates can be derived from information published elsewhere but are published in this notice for the convenience of the public.
PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION : Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

14. Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Valuation of Benefits and Assets; Expected Retirement Age

RULES: Valuation of benefits and assets ; expected retirement age,

This rule amends the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's regulation on Allocation of Assets in SingleEmployer Plans by substituting a new table that applies to any plan being terminated either in a distress termination or involuntarily by the PBGC with a valuation date falling in 2007, and is used to determine expected retirement ages for plan
PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION : Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

15. Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer Plans

RULES: Allocation of assets—; Benefits payable in terminated plans,

This rule amends Appendix D to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's regulation on Benefits Payable in Terminated Single Employer Plans by adding the maximum guaranteeable pension benefit that may be paid by the PBGC with respect to a plan participant in a single employer pension plan that terminates in 2007. The amendment is necessary because
PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION : Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

16. Exelon Generation Company, LLC Byron Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2; Braidwood Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2; Exemption

NOTICES: Exelon Generation Co., LLC,

1.0 Background

Exelon Generation Company, LLC (EGC, or the licensee) is the holder of Facility Operating Licenses NPF37, NPF66, NPF72, and NPF77, which authorize operation of Byron Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 (Byron), and Braidwood Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 (Braidwood), respectively. The licenses provide, among other things, that the facilities

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION : Nuclear Regulatory Commission

18. Facility Change Process Involving Items Relied on for Safety: Confirmation of Effective Date

RULES: Items relied on for safety; facility change process; Effective date confirmed,

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is confirming the effective date of December 11, 2006, for the direct final rule that was published in the Federal Register on September 27, 2006 (71 FR 56344). This direct final rule amended the NRC's regulations to clarify a requirement pertaining to items relied on for safety (IROFS). This rulemaking
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION : Nuclear Regulatory Commission

19. Proposed Collection; Comment Request

NOTICES: Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals; correction,

Correction

In notice document 069400 beginning on page 68568 in the issue of Monday, November 27, 2006, make the following correction:

On the same page, in the second column, in the DATES section, in the second line, ``January 26, 2006'' should read ``January 26, 2007.'' [FR Doc. C69400 Filed XXX06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 150501D

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE : Navy Department

20. National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions

NOTICES: National Register of Historic Places; pending nominations,

Nominations for the following properties being considered for listing or related actions in the National Register were received by the National Park Service before November 18, 2006. Pursuant to section 60.13 of 36 CFR part 60, written comments concerning the significance of these properties under the National Register criteria for evaluation

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : National Park Service

21. Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

NOTICES: Pacific Fishery Management Council,

The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Scientific and Statistical Committee is hosting a public workshop, which is open to the public, on December 1820, 2006. The primary purpose of the meetings is to evaluate aspects of the Council's groundfish harvest policies and assessment methodologies.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

22. Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish

NOTICES: Anadromous fish take—; Washington; chinook salmon and steelhead,

Notice is hereby given that NMFS has received an application from the Public Utility District No. 2 of Grant County (Grant PUD), the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), and the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation (YN) for a direct take permit pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA). The
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

23. Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

PROPOSED RULES: Western Pacific fisheries—; Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; meetings,

The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold its 136th meeting to consider and take action on pending recommendations regarding a request to longline fish within the Main Hawaiian Islands longline exclusion zone, addition of Heterocarpus shrimps to the appropriate Western Pacific Council fishery management plan and several
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

24. Fisheries in the Western Pacific; Bottomfish and Seamount Groundfish, Crustacean, and Precious Corals Fisheries;

RULES: Western Pacific fisheries—; Bottomfish and seamount groundfish, crustacean, and precious corals,

NMFS announces approval by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) of collectionofinformation requirements contained in regulations implementing the amendments to the
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Bottomfish and Seamount Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP), Crustaceans FMP, and Precious Corals FMP. The intent of this final rule is to inform the public of
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

25. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism; Notice of Closed Meeting

NOTICES: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism,

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice is hereby given of the following meeting.

The meeting will be closed to the public in accordance wth the provisions set forth in sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., as amended. The grant applications and the discussions

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : National Institutes of Health

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