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Agricultural Research Service
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and 
          approvals, 75501-75502


Agriculture Department
See  Agricultural Research Service
See  Farm Service Agency
See  Forest Service
See  Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
See  Rural Housing Service


Blind or Severely Disabled, Committee for Purchase From People Who Are
See  Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely 
          Disabled


Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
See  Inspector General Office, Health and Human Services Department


Children and Families Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and 
          approvals, 75548-75551


Coast Guard
RULES
Drawbridge operations:
    Virginia, 75472
PROPOSED RULES
Drawbridge operations:
    New Jersey, 75493-75494


Commerce Department
See  International Trade Administration
See  National Institute of Standards and Technology
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and 
          approvals, 75507-75508


Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled
NOTICES
Procurement list; additions and deletions, 75505-75507


Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
NOTICES
Export visa requirements; certification, waivers, etc.:
    Various countries, 75516
Textile and apparel categories:
    Chinese imports; safeguard actions, 75516-75517


Defense Department
NOTICES
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency:
    Aeronautical information publications; removal from public sale and 
            distribution, 75517-75518


Employee Benefits Security Administration
RULES
Group health plans; access, portability, and renewability requirements:
    Mental health parity requirements; sunset date extended, 75797-
            75799


Employment Standards Administration
NOTICES
Minimum wages for Federal and federally-assisted construction; general 
          wage determination decisions, 75568-75569


Energy Department
See  Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Office
See  Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Office
NOTICES
Consumer products; energy conservation program:
    American Water Heater Co.; waiver from commercial water heaters 
            test procedure, 75518-75521


Environmental Protection Agency
RULES
Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various 
          States:
    Kentucky, 75473-75478
    Missouri, 75478-75481
    Texas, 75478
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, 75472-75473
PROPOSED RULES
Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various 
          States:
    Kentucky, 75495
    Missouri, 75495
Toxic substances:
    Enzymes and proteins; nomenclature inventory, 75496
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and 
          approvals, 75532-75535
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Agency statements--
        Comment availability, 75536
        Weekly receipts, 75535-75536
Superfund; response and remedial actions, proposed settlements, etc.:
    Sulphur Bank Mercury Mine Site, CA, 75536-75537
Toxic and hazardous substances control:
    New chemicals--
        Receipt and status information, 75537-75541
Water pollution control:
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System--
        Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts Indian country 
                lands; groundwater remediation and miscellaneous water 
                discharge activities; general permits, 75541
Water quality criteria:
    Aquatic life criteria document--
        Selenium, 75541-75546

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Farm Service Agency
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and 
          approvals, 75503


Federal Aviation Administration
RULES
Class E airspace, 75454-75455
PROPOSED RULES
Class E airspace, 75490-75492
NOTICES
Advisory circulars; availability, etc.:
    Identification and registration marking, 75587-75588
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Panama City-Bay County International Airport, FL; relocation, 75588
Exemption petitions; summary and disposition, 75588-75591
Passenger facility charges; applications, etc.:
    Durango-La Plata County Airport, CO, 75591-75592
    Lafayette Regional Airport, LA, 75592-75593
    Monterey Peninsula Airport, CA, 75593
    Telluride Regional Airport, CO, 75593-75594
    Wayne County Airport Authority, MI, et al., 75594-75596


Federal Emergency Management Agency
RULES
Flood elevation determinations:
    Georgia, 75483-75484
    Pennsylvania and Puerto Rico, 75484-75486
Flood insurance; communities eligible for sale:
    Ohio, 75481-75483
PROPOSED RULES
Flood elevation determinations:
    North Carolina, 75496-75499
    Vermont, 75499-75500
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and 
          approvals, 75554-75555
Disaster and emergency areas:
    Alaska, 75555
    Florida, 75555


Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
Complaints filed:
    ANP Funding I, LLC, et al., 75526
Electric rate and corporate regulation filings, 75526-75532
Meetings:
    KeySpan LNG, L.P., 75532
    Klamath Hydroelectric Project, 75532
Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:
    American Electric Power Service Corp., 75521
    ANR Pipeline Co., 75521
    Dominion Cove Point LNG, LP, 75522
    El Paso Merchant Energy - Petroleum Co., et al., 75522
    Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline, L.L.C., 75522-75523
    Northern Natural Gas Co., 75523
    Pacific Gas & Electric Co., 75523-75524
    Southern LNG Inc., 75524
    TransColorado Gas Transmission Co., 75524-75525
    Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp., 75525-75526


Federal Reserve System
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and 
          approvals, 75546-75547


Fish and Wildlife Service
PROPOSED RULES
Endangered and threatened species:
    Critical habitat designations--
        Western snowy plover; Pacific Coast population, 75607-75771
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Incidental take permits--
        Lower Colorado River, AZ, CA, and NV; southwestern willow 
                flycatcher, etc.; habitat conservation program, 75556-
                75558


Foreign Assets Control Office
RULES
Cuban Assets, Sudanese Sanctions and Iranian Transactions regulations:
    Publication activities; general licenses, 75468-75472


Forest Service
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Santa Fe County, NM; Buckman Water Diversion Project, 75560-75561
Environmental statements; notice of intent:
    Hoosier National Forest, IN, 75503-75504


General Services Administration
NOTICES
Federal travel:
    Per diem--
        Various States; maximum rates; correction, 75547


Government Ethics Office
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and 
          approvals, 75547-75548


Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
NOTICES
Grain inspection:
    Bean standards; special grade designation ``off-color''; proposed 
            removal, 75504-75505


Health and Human Services Department
See  Children and Families Administration
See  Inspector General Office, Health and Human Services Department


Homeland Security Department
See  Coast Guard
See  Federal Emergency Management Agency


Housing and Urban Development Department
RULES
Mortgage and loan insurance programs:
    Federal Housing Administration Credit Watch Termination Initiative; 
            revisions, 75801-75809
PROPOSED RULES
FHA programs; introduction:
    Multifamily accelerated processing; lender quality assurance 
            enforcement, 75811-75818
NOTICES
Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:
    Homeless assistance; excess and surplus Federal properties, 75555-
            75556

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Inspector General Office, Health and Human Services Department
NOTICES
Program exclusions; list, 75551-75554


Interior Department
See  Fish and Wildlife Service
See  Land Management Bureau
See  Minerals Management Service
See  National Park Service
See  Reclamation Bureau


Internal Revenue Service
RULES
Income taxes:
    S corporation securities; prohibited allocations, 75455-75468
PROPOSED RULES
Income taxes:
    S corporation securities; prohibited allocations, 75492-75493
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and 
          approvals, 75604-75605


International Trade Administration
NOTICES
Antidumping:
    Brake rotors from--
        China, 75508-75511
    Circular welded carbon quality line pipe from--
        China, 75511
    Individually quick frozen red raspberries from--
        Chile, 75511-75513
Countervailing duties:
    Stainless steel sheet and strip in coils from--
        Korea, 75513-75515


International Trade Commission
NOTICES
Import investigations:
    Sugar from--
        Various countries, 75568


Labor Department
See  Employee Benefits Security Administration
See  Employment Standards Administration


Land Management Bureau
NOTICES
Coal leases, exploration licenses, etc.:
    Wyoming, 75558
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Rawlins Resource Management Plan, WY, 75558-75560
    Santa Fe County, NM; Buckman Water Diversion Project, 75560-75561
Meetings:
    Pinedale Anticline Working Group task groups, 75561
    Resource Advisory Councils--
        Northwest California, 75561


Maritime Administration
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and 
          approvals, 75596-75597


Minerals Management Service
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and 
          approvals, 75562-75564


National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
RULES
Motor vehicle safety standards:
    Hydraulic and electric brake systems, 75486-75489
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and 
          approvals, 75597


National Institute of Standards and Technology
NOTICES
Standards and conformity assessment; U.S.-China workshop; technical 
          input request, 75515-75516


National Park Service
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Guadalupe Mountains National Park and Big Bend National Park, TX 
            and Carlsbad Caverns National Park, NM; fire management 
            plans, 75564
    Petrified Forest National Park, AZ; general management plan 
            revision, 75565
    Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway, WI; Arrowhead-Weston 
            Transmission Line Right-of-Way Crossing, 75565-75566
Environmental statements; notice of intent:
    Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, NC; general management plan, 
            75566
    George Washington Birthplace National Monument, VA; general 
            management plan, 75566-75567
    Wind Cave National Park, SD; elk management plan, 75567-75568


National Science Foundation
NOTICES
Meetings:
    NSF-NASA-Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Committee, 75569-75570


Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NOTICES
Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:
    Licensing Support System Network Advisory Review Panel, 75570
Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:
    Evaluation of loss of offsite power events at nuclear power plants: 
            1986-2003; comment request, 75570-75571


Personnel Management Office
RULES
Pay under General Schedule:
    Locality pay areas; adjustments, 75451-75453


Railroad Retirement Board
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and 
          approvals, 75571

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Reclamation Bureau
NOTICES
Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
    Incidental take permits--
        Lower Colorado River, AZ, CA, and NV; southwestern willow 
                flycatcher, etc.; habitat conservation program, 75556-
                75558


Rural Housing Service
RULES
Multi-family housing programs:
    Direct multi-family housing loans and grants
        Correction, 75454


Securities and Exchange Commission
PROPOSED RULES
Securities:
    Securities offerings (Regulation M); anti-manipulation rules, 
            75773-75795
NOTICES
Securities:
    Suspension of trading--
        Absolute Health & Fitness, Inc., 75571
        Aimsi Technologies, Inc., 75572
Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:
    Boston Stock Exchange, Inc., 75572-75573
    Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc., 75573-75576
    International Securities Exchange, Inc., 75576-75578
    National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., 75578-75579
    New York Stock Exchange, Inc., 75579-75580
    Pacific Exchange, Inc., 75581-75582
    Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc., 75582-75586


Small Business Administration
NOTICES
Disaster loan areas:
    North Carolina, 75586


State Department
NOTICES
Foreign terrorists and terrorist organizations; designation:
    Al Manar, 75587
    Jam'at al Tawhid wa'al-Jihad et al., 75587
    Libyan Islamic Fighting Group et al., 75587


Surface Transportation Board
NOTICES
Motor carriers:
    Collective-activities agreements; periodic review proceeding; 
            comment request, 75597-75598
Rail carriers:
    Control exemptions--
        Broe, Patrick D., et al., 75598-75599
Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:
    CSX Transportation, Inc., 75599


Textile Agreements Implementation Committee
See  Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements


Transportation Department
See  Federal Aviation Administration
See  Maritime Administration
See  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
See  Surface Transportation Board
See  Transportation Statistics Bureau


Transportation Statistics Bureau
NOTICES
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and 
          approvals, 75599-75604


Treasury Department
See  Foreign Assets Control Office
See  Internal Revenue Service
NOTICES
Boycotts, international:
    Countries requiring cooperation; list, 75604

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Separate Parts In This Issue
Part II
Interior Department, Fish and Wildlife Service, 75607-75771


Part III
Securities and Exchange Commission, 75773-75795


Part IV
Labor Department, Employee Benefits Security Administration, 75797-
          75799


Part V
Housing and Urban Development Department, 75801-75809


Part VI
Housing and Urban Development Department, 75811-75818

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                           5 CFR
531..................................................75451

                           7 CFR
1806.................................................75454
1822.................................................75454
1902.................................................75454
1925.................................................75454
1930.................................................75454
1940.................................................75454
1942.................................................75454
1944.................................................75454
1951.................................................75454
1955.................................................75454
1956.................................................75454
1965.................................................75454
3560.................................................75454
3565.................................................75454

                          14 CFR
71...................................................75454
Proposed Rules:
71 (2 documents)..............................75490, 75491

                          17 CFR
Proposed Rules:
228..................................................75774
229..................................................75774
230..................................................75774
240..................................................75774
242..................................................75774

                          24 CFR
202..................................................75802
Proposed Rules:
200..................................................75812

                          26 CFR
1....................................................75455
Proposed Rules:
1....................................................75492

                          29 CFR
2590.................................................75798

                          31 CFR
515..................................................75468
538..................................................75468
560..................................................75468

                          33 CFR
117..................................................75472
Proposed Rules:
117..................................................75493

                          40 CFR
9....................................................75472
52 (3 documents)..............................75473, 75478
70...................................................75478
Proposed Rules:
52 (2 documents).....................................75495
70...................................................75495
720..................................................75496

                          44 CFR
64...................................................75481
65...................................................75483
67...................................................75484
Proposed Rules:
67 (2 documents)..............................75496, 75499

                          49 CFR
571..................................................75486

                          50 CFR
Proposed Rules:
17...................................................75608