Part IV: Health and Human Services Department, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services,
Published: 2007-11-16
This rule proposes the adoption of final uniform standards for
an electronic prescription drug program as required by section 1860D
4(e)(4)(D) of the Social Security Act (the Act). It also proposes the
adoption of a standard identifier for providers and dispensers for use
in eprescribing transactions under sections 1860D4(e)(3) and 1860D
Part III: Environmental Protection Agency,
Published: 2007-11-16
EPA is issuing final amendments to the standards of
performance for equipment leaks of volatile organic compounds in the
synthetic organic chemicals manufacturing industry and to the standards
of performance for equipment leaks of volatile organic compounds in
petroleum refineries. The amended standards for the synthetic organic
chemicals
Part II: Labor Department, Employee Benefits Security Administration; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation; Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service,
Published: 2007-11-16
This document contains revisions to the Form 5500 Annual
Return/Report forms, including the Form 5500 Annual Return/Report of
Employee Benefit Plan and a new Form 5500SF, Short Form Annual Return/
Report of Small Employee Benefit Plan (Short Form 5500 or Form 5500
SF), filed for employee pension and welfare benefit plans under the
Employee
Part II: Labor Department, Employee Benefits Security Administration,
Published: 2007-11-16
This document contains amendments to Department of Labor
regulations relating to annual reporting and disclosure requirements
under Part 1 of Subtitle B of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA). The amendments contained in
this document are necessary to conform the annual reporting and
disclosure
NOTICES: Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,
Published: 2007-11-16
The Office of Information and Technology (IT), Department of
Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment
on the proposed collection of certain information used by the agency.
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are
required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each
proposed
NOTICES: Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,
Published: 2007-11-16
The Office of Management (OM), Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed
collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are required to publish
notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of
NOTICES: Dolly Madison first spouse gold coins; price increase,
Published: 2007-11-16
Recent increases in the price of gold require that the United
States Mint raise the sale prices on its upcoming offering of the Dolley Madison First Spouse Gold Coins.
Pursuant to the authority that 31 U.S.C. 5112(o)(1) & (4) grants to
the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue onehalf ounce gold
bullion First Spouse coins, and to set
NOTICES: Border Patrol Office; tactical infrastructure construction, operation, etc.—; Rio Grande Valley sector, TX,
Published: 2007-11-16
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announces that a Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is available for public review and
comment. Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq. (NEPA), CBP has prepared a Draft EIS to identify
and assess the potential impacts associated with the proposed
construction,
NOTICES: Transportation Worker Identification Credential; enrollment—; Dundalk, MD, et al.,
Published: 2007-11-16
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through the
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) issues this notice of the dates for the beginning of the initial enrollment for the
Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) for the Ports of
Dundalk, MD; Minneapolis, MN; and St. Paul, MN.
NOTICES: Dispute settlement panel proceedings—; European Communities; laws, regulations, and methodology for calculating dumping margins (zeroing),
Published: 2007-11-16
The Office of the United States Trade Representative
(``USTR'') is providing notice that pursuant to a request of the
European Communities, the Dispute Settlement Body of the World Trade
Organization (``WTO'') has established a compliance panel under the
Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (``WTO
Agreement'') concerning
NOTICES: Kaiser Federal Bank et al.,
Published: 2007-11-16
Notice is hereby given that on November 9, 2007, the Office of
Thrift Supervision approved the application of Kaiser Federal Bank,
Covina, California, to convert to the stock form of organization.
Copies of the application are available for inspection by appointment
(phone number: 2029065922 or email:
NOTICES: Willamette Valley Railway Co.,
Published: 2007-11-16
Willamette Valley Railway Company (WVR) has filed a verified notice
of exemption under 49 CFR 1152 Subpart FExempt Abandonments and
Discontinuances of Service to discontinue service over an approximately
48.77mile line of railroad known as the Mill City Branch owned by
Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) extending from: (1) Milepost 689.64
at
NOTICES: Portland Terminal Co. et al,
Published: 2007-11-16
Portland Terminal Company (PT) and Springfield Terminal Railway
Company (ST) (collectively, applicants) have jointly filed a notice of
exemption under 49 CFR 1152 Subpart FExempt Abandonments and
Discontinuances of Service for PT to abandon, and for ST to discontinue
service over, approximately 1.3 miles of railroad known as the Mountain
NOTICES: Everett Railroad Co.,
Published: 2007-11-16
Everett Railroad Company (ERC), a Class III rail carrier, has filed
a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1152 Subpart FExempt
Abandonments and Discontinuances of Service to discontinue service over
a 1.5mile line of railroad between milepost 22.5 (at approximately 0.5
miles south of the line's crossing of Cross Cove Road) and milepost
NOTICES: Maryland Transit Administration,
Published: 2007-11-16
Maryland Midland Railway, Inc. (MMID), a Class III rail carrier,
has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41 to
acquire, by purchase from the State of Maryland, acting by and through
the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA), two active rail lines,
totaling approximately 28 miles. The two active lines extend from
milepost
NOTICES: Maryland Midland Railway, Inc.,
Published: 2007-11-16
Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (GWI), a noncarrier, has filed a verified
notice of exemption \1\ to permit GWI to acquire indirect control of
Maryland Midland Railway, Inc. (MMID), upon consummation of a merger
agreement between GWI, MMID Holding Inc. (MMID Holding), MMID
Acquisition Sub Inc. (MMIDASI), and MMID.\2\ Pursuant to the merger
agreement,
NOTICES: BNSF Railway Co. and BNSF Acquisition, Inc.,
Published: 2007-11-16
Columbia Basin Railroad Company, Inc. (CBRW), a Class III rail
carrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41
to acquire, by purchase pursuant to an agreement it anticipates
entering into with BNSF Railway Company and BNSF Acquisition, Inc., and
to operate approximately 74 miles of rail lines as follows: (1) From
NOTICES: Gerome and Dahl; assorted paintings,
Published: 2007-11-16
Notice is hereby given of the following determinations:
Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965
(79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 27,
1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (112
Stat. 2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et seq.), Delegation of
Authority No. 234 of
NOTICES: Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.,
Published: 2007-11-16
November 8, 2007.
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 September 21, 2007, Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated
(``CBOE'' or ``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (``Commission'') the proposed rule change as
NOTICES: Broker-dealer registration requirements, etc.; exemptions—; National Association of Realtors,
Published: 2007-11-16
November 9, 2007
The National Association of Realtors[supreg] (``NAR'') has
requested an exemption pursuant to sections 15(a)(2) and 36(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Exchange Act'') from the broker
dealer registration requirements of section 15(a)(1) and the reporting
and other requirements of the Exchange Act (other than sections
NOTICES: Water resources planning; discount rate change,
Published: 2007-11-16
The Water Resources Planning Act of 1965 and the Water
Resources Development Act of 1974 require an annual determination of a
discount rate for Federal water resources planning. The discount rate
for Federal water resources planning for fiscal year 2008 is 4.875
percent. Discounting is to be used to convert future monetary values to
present
RULES: Retention incentives,
Published: 2007-11-16
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing final
regulations to implement a provision of the Federal Workforce
Flexibility Act of 2004 granting agencies additional flexibility to pay
retention incentives. The final regulations permit an agency to pay a
retention incentive to an employee who would be likely to leave for a
different
NOTICES: Southern Nuclear Operating Co.,
Published: 2007-11-16
This proceeding concerns the application dated August 14, 2006,
filed by Southern Nuclear Operating Company (SNC, the Applicant),
pursuant to subpart A of 10 CFR part 52 for an early site permit (ESP).
The ESP application seeks approval for use of the existing Vogtle
Electric Generating Plant site near Waynesboro, Georgia, for the
possible
RULES: Electronic submissions use in agency hearings; Correction,
Published: 2007-11-16
This document corrects a final rule appearing in the Federal
Register on August 28, 2007 (72 FR 49139), that requires the use of
electronic submissions in all agency hearings, consistent with the
existing practice for the highlevel radioactive waste repository
application. This document is necessary to correct two typographical
errors.
RULES: Privacy Act; implementation,
Published: 2007-11-16
The U.S. Marine Corps, as a principal component of the
Department of Navy, is making this administrative amendment to combine
like systems by removing an exempted system of records notice from its
inventory, MMN00018, ``Base Security Incident Report System''. The
records will be maintained in the Department of Navy's exempted system
of record
