Date: 2008-12-12
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[FR Doc E8-29704] 1.Executive Office of the President, Presidential Documents,
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The President
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Proclamation 8328 of December 8, 2008
Human Rights Day, Bill of Rights Day, And Human Rights Week, 2008
By the President of the United States of America
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Published: 2008-12-12 Presidential Documents : U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[FR Doc E8-28867] 2. Significant Price Discovery Contracts on Exempt Commercial Markets
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (``Commission'' or ``CFTC'') is proposing rules to implement the CFTC Reauthorization Act of 2008 (``Reauthorization Act'').\1\ In pertinent part, the Reauthorization Act amends the Commodity Exchange Act to significantly expand the CFTC's regulatory authority over exempt commercial markets (``ECMs''),
Published: 2008-12-12 COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION : U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[FR Doc E8-29150] 3. Excess Spoil, Coal Mine Waste, and Buffers for Perennial and Intermittent
We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM), are amending our regulations concerning stream buffer zones, streamchannel diversions, siltation structures, impoundments, excess spoil, and coal mine waste. Among other things, this rule requires that surface coal mining operations be designed to minimize the creation of excess
Published: 2008-12-12 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[FR Doc E8-29424] 4. Agency Information Collection Activities: Complaint Management System
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: Complaint Management System. This is a new collection of information collection. This
Published: 2008-12-12 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[FR Doc E8-29423] 5. Agency Information Collection Activities Arrival and Departure Record
As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, CBP invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on an information collection requirement concerning the Form I94 (Arrival/Departure Record), the Form I94W (Nonimmigrant Visa Waiver Arrival/Departure), and the Electronic System for Travel Authorization
Published: 2008-12-12 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[FR Doc E8-29422] 6. Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
December 8, 2008.
The Department of Treasury is planning to submit the following public information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 10413. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling the Treasury Bureau Clearance Officer listed. Comments regarding this
Published: 2008-12-12 DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Treasury Department
[FR Doc E8-29437] 7. Renewal of the Regional Resource Stewardship Council
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and 41 CFR 1023.65, and following consultation with the Committee Management Secretariat, General Services Administration (GSA), notice is hereby given that the Regional Resource Stewardship Council (Council) has been renewed for a twoyear period beginning February 2, 2009. The Council will
Published: 2008-12-12 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY : Tennessee Valley Authority
[FR Doc E8-29448] 8. Alaska Railroad Corporation--Petition for Exemption--To Construct and Operate
On July 6, 2007, Alaska Railroad Corporation (ARRC) filed a petition with the Surface Transportation Board (Board) pursuant to 49 United States Code (U.S.C.) 10502 for the authority to construct and operate approximately 80 miles of new rail line from North Pole, Alaska, to Delta Junction, Alaska. Because construction and operation of this
Published: 2008-12-12 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Surface Transportation Board
[FR Doc E8-29313] 9. Alabama Warrior Railway, L.L.C.--Operation Exemption--Sloss Industries
Alabama Warrior Railway, L.L.C. (AWR), a noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to operate approximately 24.575 miles of rail lines owned by Sloss Industries Corporation (Sloss) and Jefferson Warrior Railroad Company, Inc. (JWR) \1\ between: (1) the entrance to the Sloss properties at 35th Avenue North and
Published: 2008-12-12 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Surface Transportation Board
[FR Doc E8-29451] 10. Canadian Pacific Railway Company, Soo Line Holding Company, and Dakota,
Canadian Pacific Railway Company (CPR), Soo Line Holding Company (Soo Holding), Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad Corporation (DM&E), and Iowa, Chicago & Eastern Railroad Corporation (IC&E) have jointly filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(3) for an intracorporate family transaction. DM&E currently has one wholly owned
Published: 2008-12-12 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Surface Transportation Board
[FR Doc E8-29314] 11. Watco Companies, Inc.--Continuance in Control Exemption--Alabama Warrior
Watco Companies, Inc. (Watco), a noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption to continue in control of Alabama Warrior Railway, L.L.C. (AWR), upon AWR's becoming a Class III rail carrier.\1\ \1\ Watco owns 100% of the issued and outstanding stock of AWR.
This transaction is related to a concurrently filed verified notice of
Published: 2008-12-12 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Surface Transportation Board
[FR Doc E8-29430] 12. Union Pacific Railroad Company--Abandonment Exemption--in Comanche County,
Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) has filed a notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1152 Subpart FExempt Abandonments to abandon, and discontinue its lease operation over a 3.85mile line of railroad known as the Lawton Industrial Lead, extending from milepost 50.75, near Fort Sill, to milepost 54.60, south of Lawton, in Comanche County, OK. The
Published: 2008-12-12 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Surface Transportation Board
[FR Doc E8-29366] 13.
Announcement Type: New Grant.
Funding Opportunity Number: ECA/PE/C/PY0905.
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Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 00.000.
Key Dates: June 2009August 2010.
Application Deadline: February 6, 2009.
Executive Summary: The Office of Citizen Exchanges, Youth Programs Division, of the Bureau of Educational and
Published: 2008-12-12 DEPARTMENT OF STATE : State Department
[FR Doc E8-29376] 14.
December 5, 2008.
I. Introduction
On July 29, 2008, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (``MSRB'' or ``Board'') 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 19b4 thereunder,\2\ a proposed rule change to establish a continuing
Published: 2008-12-12 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION : Securities and Exchange Commission
[FR Doc E8-29267] 15. California Bay-Delta Public Advisory Committee Charter Renewal
This notice is published in accordance with Section 9(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (Pub. L. 92463). Following consultation with the General Services Administration, notice is hereby given that the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) is renewing the charter for the California BayDelta Public Advisory Committee (Committee).
Published: 2008-12-12 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Reclamation Bureau
[FR Doc E8-29447] 16.
Pursuant to section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended (Pub. L. 91190, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and in response to public comment, the Presidio Trust (Trust) is notifying interested parties that it will supplement the June 2008 Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Presidio Trust
Published: 2008-12-12 PRESIDIO TRUST : Presidio Trust
[FR Doc E8-29623] 17.Agency for International Development, U.S.; designation of officers to act as
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Memorandum of December 9, 2008
Designation of Officers of the United States
Agency for International Development To Act As Administrator
Memorandum for
Published: 2008-12-12 Presidential Documents : Presidential Documents
[FR Doc E8-29122] 18. Clarification of Employer Duty To Provide Personal Protective Equipment and
In this rulemaking, OSHA is amending its standards to add language clarifying that the personal protective equipment (PPE) and training requirements impose a compliance duty to each and every employee covered by the standards and that noncompliance may expose the employer to liability on a peremployee basis. The amendments consist of new
Published: 2008-12-12 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[FR Doc E8-29449] 19. Licensing Support System Advisory Review Panel
The Licensing Support System Advisory Review Panel was established by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission as a Federal Advisory Committee in 1989. Its purpose was to provide advice on the fundamental issues of design and development of an electronic information management system to be used to store and retrieve documents relating to the
Published: 2008-12-12 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION : Nuclear Regulatory Commission
[FR Doc E8-29400] 20. Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
The Department of the Navy proposes to add a system of records to its inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.
Published: 2008-12-12 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE : Navy Department
[FR Doc E8-29435] 21. Certifications and Exemptions Under the International Regulations for
The Department of the Navy is amending its certifications and exemptions under the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (72 COLREGS), to reflect that the Deputy Assistant Judge Advocate General (Admiralty and Maritime Law) of the Navy has determined that USS SAN FRANCISCO (SSN 711) is a vessel of the Navy which, due to
Published: 2008-12-12 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE : Navy Department
[FR Doc E8-29321] 22. Notice of Extension of Concession Contracts
Pursuant to 36 CFR 51.23, public notice is hereby given that the National Park Service proposes to extend the following expiring concession contracts for a period of up to 1 year, or until such time as a new contract is executed, whichever occurs sooner.
Published: 2008-12-12 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : National Park Service
[FR Doc E8-29324] 23. Notice of Continuation of Visitor Services
Pursuant to the terms of existing concession contracts, public notice is hereby given that the National Park Service intends to request a continuation of visitor services for a period nottoexceed 1 year from the date of contract expiration.
Published: 2008-12-12 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : National Park Service
[FR Doc E8-29495] 24. U.S. Climate Change Science Program Draft Unified Synthesis Product: Global
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration publish this notice to announce plans to add a second public comment period for the U.S. Climate Change Science Program Unified Synthesis Product (USP). The peer review and first public comment period that ended on August 14, 2008 produced a large number of suggestions for improvements in the
Published: 2008-12-12 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc E8-29441] 25. Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; General Provisions for Domestic Fisheries;
The Assistant Regional Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries, Northeast Region, NMFS (Assistant Regional Administrator), has made a preliminary determination that an amendment to an Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) application submitted by the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) contains all of the required information and warrants further
Published: 2008-12-12 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration