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Date: 2008-11-10

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1. National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants From Petroleum Refineries

Part II: Environmental Protection Agency,

This action supplements the proposed amendments to the national emission standards for petroleum refineries (Refinery MACT 1) published on September 4, 2007. The 2007 proposal, in part, sets forth proposed maximum achievable control technology and residual risk requirements for cooling towers and proposed residual risk and technology review
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY : Veterans Affairs Department

2. Proposed Information Collection (Application for Reimbursement of Licensing or Certification Test Fees) Activity:

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

The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), 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
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS : Veterans Affairs Department

3. Proposed Information Collection (Certification of Lessons Completed) Activity: Comment Request

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

The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), 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
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS : Veterans Affairs Department

4. Proposed Information Collection (Monthly Certification of On-the- Job and Apprenticeship Training) Activity: Comment

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

The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), 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
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS : Veterans Affairs Department

5. Schedule for Rating Disabilities; Eye

RULES: Schedule for Rating Disabilities:,

This document amends the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Schedule for Rating Disabilities (Rating Schedule) by updating the portion of the schedule that addresses disabilities of the eye. These amendments ensure that the schedule uses current medical terminology, provides unambiguous criteria for evaluating disabilities, and [[Page 66544]]
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS : Veterans Affairs Department

6. Agency Information Collection Activities: Prior Disclosure Regulations

NOTICES: Prior Disclosure Regulations,

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the Department of Homeland Security has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act: Prior Disclosure Regulations. This is a proposed extension of an information collection that
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : U.S. Customs and Border Protection

7. Agency Information Collection Activities: Entry and Immediate Delivery Application

NOTICES: Entry and Immediate Delivery Application,

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the Department of Homeland Security has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act: Entry and Immediate Delivery Application. This is a proposed extension of an information
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : U.S. Customs and Border Protection

8. National Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing Commission

NOTICES: National Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing Commission,

This notice lists the location and time of the sixteenth meeting of the National Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing Commission.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Transportation Department

9. Montana Regulatory Program

PROPOSED RULES: Montana Regulatory Program,

We are announcing receipt of a proposed amendment to the Montana regulatory program (hereinafter, the ``Montana program'') under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (``SMCRA'' or ``the Act''). Montana proposes additions of rules and revisions to the Administrative Record of Montana (ARM) concerning Normal Husbandry Practices.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office

10. Setting the Time and Place for a Hearing before an Administrative Law Judge

PROPOSED RULES: Setting the Time and Place for a Hearing before an Administrative Law Judge,

We propose to amend our rules to clarify that the agency is responsible for setting the time and place for a hearing before an administrative law judge (ALJ). Consistent with our regulations at lower levels of the administrative process, we propose to use ``we'' or ``us'' in the rules setting the time and place for a hearing. These changes will
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION : Social Security Administration

11. Compassionate Allowances for Brain Injuries; Office of the Commissioner, Hearing

PROPOSED RULES: Compassionate Allowances for Brain Injuries; Office of the Commissioner, Hearing,

We are considering ways to quickly identify diseases and other serious medical conditions that obviously meet the definition of disability under the Social Security Act (Act) and can be identified with minimal objective medical information. We are calling this method ``Compassionate Allowances.'' In December 2007 and April 2008, we held two
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION : Social Security Administration

12. Representative Payment Under Titles II, VIII and XVI of the Social Security Act

RULES: Representative Payment Under Titles II, VIII and XVI of the Social Security Act,

We are amending our rules governing how we investigate representative payee applicants. Under these rules, any payee who previously satisfied the payee investigation criteria, including a facetoface interview, and currently serves as a payee generally need not appear for another facetoface interview when subsequently applying to become a payee
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION : Social Security Administration

13. Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

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

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended), the Rural Utilities Service, an agency delivering the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Utilities Programs, hereinafter referred to Rural Development and/or the Agency, invites comments on this information collection for which
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE : Rural Utilities Service

14. Suitability

RULES: Suitability,

In order to limit duplication of efforts by applying reciprocity where appropriate to the investigative and adjudicative processes, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is modifying regulations governing Federal employment suitability. The final regulations establish the requirements for applying reciprocity to Federal employment suitability
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT : Personnel Management Office

15. Prevailing Rate Systems; Change in Nonappropriated Fund Federal Wage System Survey Schedule From Fiscal Year to

RULES: Prevailing Rate Systems; Change in Nonappropriated Fund Federal Wage System Survey Schedule from Fiscal Year to Calendar Year,

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management is issuing a final rule to change the annual schedule of nonappropriated fund (NAF) Federal Wage System wage surveys from a fiscal year cycle to a calendar year cycle. The purpose of this change is to move certain wage surveys to a different time of year and thus optimize the data collection process for
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT : Personnel Management Office

16. Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

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

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

Agency: United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

Title: Patent and

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : Patent and Trademark Office

17. Permit-Required Confined Spaces; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information

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

OSHA solicits comments concerning its proposal to extend OMB approval of the information collection requirement contained in the Standard on PermitRequired Confined Spaces (29 CFR 1910.146). The purpose of the information is to ensure that employers systematically evaluate the dangers in permit spaces before entry is attempted, and to ensure that
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Occupational Safety and Health Administration

18. Tsunami Hazard Assessment at Nuclear Power Plant Sites in the United States of America; Availability of Draft Report

NOTICES: Tsunami Hazard Assessment at Nuclear Power Plant Sites in the United States of America; Availability of Draft Report for Comment,

The NRC is soliciting public comment on its draft report titled ``Tsunami Hazard Assessment at Nuclear Power Plant Sites in the United States of America,'' (NUREG/CR6966) (ADAMS Accession No. ML082810348). This draft report describes the tsunami phenomenon with the focus on its relevance for hazard assessment at nuclear power plant sites. Any
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION : Nuclear Regulatory Commission

19. Notice of Issuance of Regulatory Guide and the Withdrawal of Regulatory Guide

NOTICES: Issuance of Regulatory Guide and the Withdrawal of Regulatory Guide,

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION : Nuclear Regulatory Commission

20. Draft Regulatory Guide: Issuance, Availability

NOTICES: Draft Regulatory Guide; Issuance, Availability,

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION : Nuclear Regulatory Commission

21. National Register of Historic Places; Weekly Listing of Historic Properties

NOTICES: Weekly Listing of Historic Properties,

Pursuant to (36 CFR 60.13(b,c)) and (36CFR63.5), this notice, through publication of the information included herein, is to appraise the public as well as governmental agencies, associations and all other organizations and individuals interested in historic preservation, of the properties added to the National Register of Historic Places from

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : National Park Service

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

NOTICES: Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions,

Nominations for the following properties being considered for listing or related actions in the National Register were received by the National Park Service before October 25, 2008. 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

23. Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the General Management Plan (GMP) for Fort

NOTICES: General Management Plan (GMP) for Fort Donelson National Battlefield, TN,

Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and Director's Order Number 12 (Conservation Planning, Environmental Impact Analysis, and DecisionMaking) the NPS is preparing an EIS for a GMP for Fort Donelson National Battlefield, Tennessee.

The GMP will prescribe the resource conditions and visitor

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : National Park Service

24. Abbreviated Final Environmental Impact Statement/Comprehensive Management Plan; Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail,

NOTICES: Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail; Hawaii County, HI,

Summary: Pursuant to Sec. 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (Pub. L. 91190, as amended), and the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations (CEQ) (40 CFR Part 15001508), the National Park Service, Department of the Interior, has prepared an abbreviated final environmental impact statement for the proposed

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : National Park Service

25. Small Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Low-Energy Marine Geophysical Survey in the Santa

NOTICES: Low-Energy Marine Geophysical Survey in the Santa Barbara Channel, November 2008,

In accordance with the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) regulations, notification is hereby given that NMFS has issued an Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) to the Scripps Institute of Oceanography (SIO), for the take of marine mammals, by Level B harassment only, incidental to conducting a marine seismic survey in the Santa Barbara
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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