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Date: 2008-11-03

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1.

Part IV: Executive Office of the President, Presidential Documents,


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The President
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Proclamation 8314 of October 30, 2008

National Diabetes Month, 2008
By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation
Many Americans, of all

Presidential Documents : Veterans Affairs Department

2.

Part IV: Executive Office of the President, Presidential Documents,


___________________________________________________________________ Title 3--
The President
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Proclamation 8313 of October 30, 2008

National American Indian Heritage Month, 2008 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation
During

Presidential Documents : Veterans Affairs Department

3. Sixty-Third Report of the TSCA Interagency Testing Committee to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection

Part III: Environmental Protection Agency,

The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Interagency Testing Committee (ITC) transmitted its 63\rd\ Report to the Administrator of the EPA on October 7, 2008. In the 63\rd\ ITC report, which is included with this notice, the ITC is revising the TSCA section 4(e) Priority Testing List by removing 1 tungsten compound and 1 High Production Volume
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY : Veterans Affairs Department

4. Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act; Amendments to Emergency Planning and Notification; Emergency

Part II: Environmental Protection Agency,

EPA is finalizing changes to the Emergency Planning Notification, Emergency Release Notification and Hazardous Chemical Reporting regulations that were proposed on June 8, 1998. EPA proposed four major revisions and provided draft guidance on various reporting options that States and local agencies may wish to consider in implementing the
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY : Veterans Affairs Department

5. Agency Information Collection: Emergency Submission for OMB (Yellow Ribbon) Review; Comment Request

NOTICES: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals,

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 35013521), this notice announces that the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) the following emergency proposal for the collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS : Veterans Affairs Department

6. Presumptive Service Connection for Disease Associated With Exposure to Certain Herbicide Agents: AL Amyloidosis

PROPOSED RULES: Presumptive Service Connection for Disease Associated with Exposure to Certain Herbicide Agents; AL Amyloidosis,

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is proposing to amend its adjudication regulations concerning presumptive service connection for a certain disease based on the most recent National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Institute of Medicine committee report, ``Veterans and Agent Orange: Update 2006 (Update 2006).'' This proposed amendment is necessary
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS : Veterans Affairs Department

7. Elimination of Co-Payment for Weight Management Counseling

PROPOSED RULES: Elimination of Co-payment for Weight Management Counseling,

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is withdrawing VA's proposal published in the Federal Register at 73 FR 20579 on April 16, 2008, to amend our medical regulations to designate weight management counseling (individual and group sessions) as a service that is not subject to VA's copayment requirements. VA received no significant adverse
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS : Veterans Affairs Department

8. Increase in Rates Payable Under the Montgomery GI Bill--Active Duty and Other Miscellaneous Issues

RULES: Increase in Rates Payable Under the Montgomery GI Bill Active Duty and Other Miscellaneous Issues,

This document amends regulations governing education programs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) administers. In accordance with statutory requirements and previously established formulas, it amends the regulations to show increases in the monthly rates of basic educational assistance payable under the Montgomery GI BillActive Duty program,
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS : Veterans Affairs Department

9. Elimination of Co-Payment for Weight Management Counseling

RULES: Elimination of Co-payment for Weight Management Counseling,

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) published a direct final rule amending our medical regulations to designate weight management counseling (individual and group sessions) as a service that is not subject to VA's copayment requirements. VA received no significant adverse comments concerning this rule or its companion substantially identical
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS : Veterans Affairs Department

10. Disclosure of Information to Organ, Tissue and Eye Procurement Organizations

RULES: Disclosure of Information to Organ, Tissue and Eye Procurement Organizations,

This document adopts, with changes, a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) interim final rule that implemented provisions of the Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006 concerning disclosure of information to organ, tissue and eye procurement organizations. The regulation will provide authority for VA to provide
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS : Veterans Affairs Department

11. Agency Information Collection Activities: Revision of an Existing Information Collection; Comment Request

NOTICES: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals,

The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (USICE), will be submitted the following information collection request for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection is published to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. Comments are

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

12. Prohibited Service at Savings and Loan Holding Companies Extension of Expiration Date of Temporary Exemption

RULES: Extension of Expiration Date of Temporary Exemption,

OTS is revising its rules implementing section 19(e) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA), which prohibits any person who has been convicted of any criminal offense involving dishonesty, breach of trust, or money laundering (or who has agreed to enter into a pretrial diversion or similar program in connection with a prosecution for such an
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Thrift Supervision Office

13. Stagecoach Group PLC and Coach USA, Inc., et al.--Acquisition of Control--New Today Bus Corp. and New Today Bus, Inc.

NOTICES: Stagecoach Group PLC and Coach USA, Inc., et al.Acquisition of Control-New Today Bus Corp. and New Today Bus, Inc.,

Stagecoach Group PLC (Stagecoach), a noncarrier, its noncarrier intermediate subsidiaries (Stagecoach Transport Holdings plc, SCUSI Ltd., Coach USA Administration, Inc.), Coach USA, Inc. (Coach USA), and ASTI, Inc. d/b/a Coach USA (ASTI), a motor passenger carrier (MC252353) controlled by Coach USA (collectively,
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applicants), have
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Surface Transportation Board

14. Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 Funding Opportunity

NOTICES: Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 Funding Opportunity,

This notice is to inform the public that the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) intends to award approximately $625,000 (total costs) per year for up to five years to the Community AntiDrug Coalitions of America (CADCA). This is not a formal request for applications. Assistance will be provided only to the Community
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

15. Sam Rayburn Dam Power Rate

NOTICES: Sam Rayburn Dam Power Rate,

The Administrator, Southwestern Power Administration (Southwestern), has prepared Current and Revised 2008 Power Repayment Studies that show the need for an increase in annual revenues to meet cost recovery criteria. Such increased revenues are required primarily due to increases in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' operations and maintenance
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY : Southwestern Power Administration

16. Texas Disaster Number TX-00312

NOTICES: Texas,

This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Texas (FEMA 1791DR), dated 09/13/2008.

Incident: Hurricane Ike.

Incident Period: 09/07/2008 through 10/02/2008.

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION : Small Business Administration

17. Oklahoma Disaster Number OK-00025

NOTICES: Oklahoma,

This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Oklahoma (FEMA1803DR), dated 10/09/2008.

Incident: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding.

Incident Period: 09/12/2008 through 09/19/2008.

Effective Date: 10/24/2008.

Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 12/08/2008.

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION : Small Business Administration

18. Kentucky Disaster Number KY-00017

NOTICES: Kentucky,

This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for
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the Commonwealth of Kentucky (FEMA1802DR), dated 10/09/2008.

Incident: Severe wind storm associated with Tropical Depression Ike.

Incident Period: 09/14/2008 through 09/15/2008.

Effective Date: 10/21/2008.

Physical

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION : Small Business Administration

19. Indiana Disaster Number IN-00027

NOTICES: Indiana,

This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Indiana (FEMA1795DR), dated 09/23/2008.

Incident: Severe storms and flooding.

Incident Period: 09/12/2008 through 10/06/2008.

Effective Date: 10/24/2008.

Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 11/24/2008.

Economic

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION : Small Business Administration

20. California Disaster CA-00126

NOTICES: California,

This is a notice of an Administrative declaration of a disaster for the State of California dated 10/28/2008.

Incident: Marek and Sesnon Wildland Fires.

Incident Period: 10/12/2008 and continuing.

Effective Date: 10/28/2008.

Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 12/29/2008.

Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date:

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION : Small Business Administration

21. Form Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for Extension of Clearance

NOTICES: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals,

The following forms have been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for extension of clearance in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35):
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SSS Forms 2, 3A&B, 3C

Title: The Selective Service System Change of Information, Correction/Change Form and Registration Status forms.

Need

SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM : Selective Service System

22. Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC; Order Approving Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by

NOTICES: New York Stock Exchange LLC,

October 24, 2008.

I. Introduction

On August 11, 2008, the New York Stock Exchange LLC (``NYSE'' or the ``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the ``Commission'') pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the ``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b4 thereunder,\2\ a proposed rule change to modify its

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION : Securities and Exchange Commission

23. Self-Regulatory Organizations; International Securities Exchange, LLC; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change

NOTICES: International Securities Exchange, LLC,

October 27, 2008.

Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the ``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that on October 21, 2008, the International Securities Exchange, LLC (the ``Exchange'' or the ``ISE'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission the proposed rule change, as

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION : Securities and Exchange Commission

24. Exchange, Incorporated; Order Granting Approval of a Proposed Rule Change Related to Trades in Restricted Classes

NOTICES: Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.; Correction,

October 14, 2008.

Correction

In notice document E824971 beginning on page 62577 in the issue of Tuesday, October 21, 2008, the date is corrected to read as set forth above.
[FR Doc. Z824971 Filed 103108; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 150501D

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION : Securities and Exchange Commission

25. Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated; Notice of Filing and Immediate

NOTICES: Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.,

October 28, 2008.

Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the ``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that on October 27, 2008, the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated (``Exchange'' or ``CBOE'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the ``Commission'') the proposed rule

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION : Securities and Exchange Commission

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