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FEDERAL REGISTER PAGES AND DATE, JANUARY

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1-230................................................... 3
231-536................................................. 4
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CFR PARTS AFFECTED DURING JANUARY

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At the end of each month, the Office of the Federal Register 
publishes separately a List of CFR Sections Affected (LSA), 
which lists parts and sections affected by documents published 
since the revision date of each title.

                           7 CFR
226......................................................1

                          10 CFR
Proposed Rules:
20......................................................29
30.................................................29, 275
31.................................................29, 275
32.................................................29, 275
33......................................................29
35......................................................29
150....................................................275

                          12 CFR
Proposed Rules:
Ch. I..................................................287
Ch. II.................................................287
Ch. III................................................287
Ch. V..................................................287

                          14 CFR
21.....................................................534
36.....................................................530
39.....................................................231
121....................................................534
135....................................................534
Proposed Rules:
39.................................291, 293, 295, 297, 299

                          17 CFR
242....................................................232

                          18 CFR
Proposed Rules:
35.....................................................303
370....................................................303

                          21 CFR
558......................................................5

                          23 CFR
Proposed Rules:
1313....................................................29

                          26 CFR
1.....................................................6,11
31......................................................11
602......................................................6
Proposed Rules:
31......................................................46

                          28 CFR
16......................................................16

                          31 CFR
103....................................................496
Proposed Rules:
103....................................................516

                          36 CFR
223...............................................522, 523
Proposed Rules:
219....................................................307

                          37 CFR
Proposed Rules:
1...................................................48, 61

                          40 CFR
9......................................................388
16.....................................................232
35......................................................17
52....................................19, 21, 24, 241, 244
81......................................................24
141....................................................388
142....................................................388
Proposed Rules:
51......................................................69
52......................................................85
1604...................................................309

                          47 CFR
73...........................................245, 246, 247
Proposed Rules:
73................................................312, 313

                          48 CFR
Ch. I.............................................198, 228
1......................................................200
2.................................................208, 211
4......................................................208
5.................................................219, 220
6......................................................219
7.................................................208, 211
8......................................................221
9.................................................219, 227
11................................................211, 227
12...........................................211, 219, 220
14.....................................................219
16.....................................................211
17.....................................................219
19................................................220, 221
22.....................................................219
25.................................219, 221, 223, 224, 227
27.....................................................227
34.....................................................227
37.....................................................211
38.....................................................227
39................................................211, 227
42................................................200, 221
43.....................................................227
44.....................................................225
46................................................200, 227
47.....................................................200
48.....................................................227
50.....................................................227
52..................200, 208, 219, 221, 224, 225, 226, 227
53.....................................................200
Proposed Rules:
9903...................................................313

                          50 CFR
299....................................................247

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600.....................................................27
635....................................................273
Proposed Rules:
17.....................................................315
679....................................................386

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                         REMINDERS
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          RULES GOING INTO EFFECT JANUARY 4, 2006
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Food and Nutrition Service
Food Stamp Program:
   Electronic benefit transfer and retail food store provisions; 
      published 12-5-05
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Forest Service
National Forest System timber; disposal and sale:
   Free use to individuals; authority delegation; published 1-4-06
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Privacy Act; implementation; published 1-4-06
LABOR DEPARTMENT
Employment and Training Administration
Aliens; temporary employment in U.S.:
   Nonimmigrants on H-1B visas in specialty occupations and as fashion 
      models; labor condition applications and requirements; filing 
      procedures; published 12-5-05
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Rules of practice and related provisions; amendments; published 12-5-05
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Federal Railroad Administration
Processor-based signal and train control systems; development and use 
   standards
   Correction; published 12-5-05
                  COMMENTS DUE NEXT WEEK
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Agricultural Marketing Service
Pears grown in--
   Oregon and Washington; comments due by 1-9-06; published 12-9-05 [FR 
      05-23819]
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Exportation and importation of animals and animal products:
   Cattle from Mexico; fever-ticks infestation or exposure; comments due 
      by 1-9-06; published 11-9-05 [FR 05-22337]
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Fishery conservation and management:
   Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone--
      Gulf of Alaska groundfish; comments due by 1-13-06; published 11-
         29-05 [FR 05-23465]
   Northeastern United States fisheries--
      American lobster; comments due by 1-12-06; published 12-13-05 [FR 
         05-23984]
Marine mammals:
   Taking and importing--
      Hawaiian Islands; spinner dolphin protection from human 
         activities; comments due by 1-11-06; published 12-12-05 [FR 05-
         23928]
DEFENSE DEPARTMENT
Army Department
Law enforcement and criminal investigations:
   Sexual assaults; law enforcement reporting; comments due by 1-9-06; 
      published 12-9-05 [FR 05-23853]
DEFENSE DEPARTMENT
Acquisition regulations:
   Contract administration functions; comments due by 1-9-06; published 
      11-9-05 [FR 05-22113]
ENERGY DEPARTMENT
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Electric utilities (Federal Power Act):
   Pricing reform; transmission investment promotion; comments due by 1-
      11-06; published 11-29-05 [FR 05-23404]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Air pollution control:
   Alaska alternative low-sulfur diesel fuel transition program; 
      highway, nonroad, locomotive, and marine diesel fuel requirements; 
      comments due by 1-11-06; published 10-13-05 [FR 05-20519]
Air pollution control; new motor vehicles and engines:
   Evaporative emissions, dynamometer regulations, and vehicle labeling; 
      technical amendments; comments due by 1-9-06; published 12-8-05 
      [FR 05-23713]
Air programs:
   Ambient air quality standards, national--
      Fine particulate matter and ozone; interstate transport control 
         measures; reconsideration; comments due by 1-13-06; published 
         12-2-05 [FR 05-23501]
Air programs; State authority delegations:
   New Mexico; comments due by 1-9-06; published 12-9-05 [FR 05-23809]
   Oklahoma; comments due by 1-12-06; published 12-13-05 [FR 05-23970]
Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various 
   States:
   Texas; comments due by 1-11-06; published 12-12-05 [FR 05-23915]
Air quality planning purposes; designation of areas:
   South Dakota; comments due by 1-9-06; published 12-9-05 [FR 05-23808]
Pesticides; tolerances in food, animal feeds, and raw agricultural 
   commodities:
   2-bromo-2-nitro-1,3-propanediol; comments due by 1-9-06; published 
      11-9-05 [FR 05-22255]
   Flucarbazone-sodium; comments due by 1-9-06; published 11-9-05 [FR 
      05-22254]
Superfund program:
   Toxic chemical release reporting; community-right-to-know--
      Toxics Release Inventory Program Burden Reduction; comments due by 
         1-13-06; published 10-4-05 [FR 05-19710]
      Toxics Release Inventory Program Burden Reduction; comments due by 
         1-13-06; published 11-29-05 [FR 05-23416]
Water pollution; effluent guidelines for point source categories:
   Meat and poultry products processing facilities; Open for comments 
      until further notice; published 9-8-04 [FR 04-12017]
Water programs:
   Oil pollution prevention; non-transportation-related onshore 
      facilities; comments due by 1-11-06; published 12-12-05 [FR 05-
      23916]
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA):
   Fee schedule; revision; comments due by 1-11-06; published 12-12-05 
      [FR E5-07177]
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Radio stations; table of assignments:
   Kentucky and Virginia; comments due by 1-9-06; published 11-23-05 [FR 
      05-23185]
FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
Coordinated and independent expenditures:
   Coordinated communications; comments due by 1-13-06; published 12-14-
      05 [FR E5-07293]
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Equal Employment Opportunity Rules; non-citizen employees, sensitive 
   information access limitations; comments due by 1-9-06; published 11-
   8-05 [FR 05-22223]
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
Appliances, consumer; energy consumption and water use information in 
   labeling and advertising:
   Energy efficiency labeling; comments due by 1-13-06; published 11-2-
      05 [FR 05-21817]
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Medicare:
   Hospital outpatient prospective payment system and 2006 CY

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      payment rates; comments due by 1-9-06; published 11-10-05 [FR 05-
      22136]
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Food and Drug Administration
Food additives:
   Direct food additives--
      Synthetic fatty alcohols; comments due by 1-9-06; published 12-8-
         05 [FR 05-23745]
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
Fish and Wildlife Service
Endangered and threatened species:
   Critical habitat designations--
      Braunton's milk-vetch and Lyon's pentachaeta; comments due by 1-9-
         06; published 11-10-05 [FR 05-22191]
      Willowy monardella; comments due by 1-9-06; published 11-9-05 [FR 
         05-22190]
Migratory bird permits:
   Raptor propagation; comments due by 1-12-06; published 10-14-05 [FR 
      05-20596]
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
Minerals Management Service
Outer Continental Shelf; oil, gas, and sulphur operations:
   Oil and gas activities; costs recovery; comments due by 1-13-06; 
      published 11-14-05 [FR 05-22504]
LABOR DEPARTMENT
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Construction and occupational safety and health standards:
   Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution standard 
      and electrical protective equipment standard; comments due by 1-
      11-06; published 10-12-05 [FR 05-20421]
ARTS AND HUMANITIES, NATIONAL FOUNDATION
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities
Organization, functions, and authority delegations:
   Institute of Museum and Library Services; new reauthorization 
      legislation; technical amendments; comments due by 1-13-06; 
      published 12-14-05 [FR 05-24007]
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Federal Aviation Administration
Airworthiness directives:
   Aerospatiale; comments due by 1-9-06; published 12-13-05 [FR 05-
      23953]
   Airbus; comments due by 1-13-06; published 11-14-05 [FR 05-22213]
   BAE Systems (Operations) Ltd.; comments due by 1-9-06; published 12-
      8-05 [FR 05-23778]
   Boeing; Open for comments until further notice; published 8-16-04 [FR 
      04-18641]
   Bombardier; comments due by 1-13-06; published 11-14-05 [FR 05-22309]
   Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER); comments due by 1-
      12-06; published 12-13-05 [FR 05-23954]
   Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica, S.A. (EMBRAER); comments due by 1-
      13-06; published 11-14-05 [FR 05-22442]
   General Electric Co.; comments due by 1-9-06; published 11-9-05 [FR 
      05-22207]
   Rolls-Royce Corp.; comments due by 1-9-06; published 11-10-05 [FR 05-
      22437]
Class E airspace; comments due by 1-13-06; published 12-14-05 [FR 05-
   24000]
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H.R. 797/P.L. 109-136
Native American Housing Enhancement Act of 2005 (Dec. 22, 
2005; 119 Stat. 2643)
H.R. 3963/P.L. 109-137
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to extend 
the authorization of appropriations for Long Island Sound. 
(Dec. 22, 2005; 119 Stat. 2646)
H.R. 4195/P.L. 109-138
Southern Oregon Bureau of Reclamation Repayment Act of 
2005 (Dec. 22, 2005; 119 Stat. 2647)
H.R. 4324/P.L. 109-139
Predisaster Mitigation Program Reauthorization Act of 2005 
(Dec. 22, 2005; 119 Stat. 2649)
H.R. 4436/P.L. 109-140
To provide certain authorities for the Department of 
State, and for other purposes. (Dec. 22, 2005; 119 Stat. 
2650)
H.R. 4508/P.L. 109-141
Coast Guard Hurricane Relief Act of 2005 (Dec. 22, 2005; 
119 Stat. 2654)
H.J. Res. 38/P.L. 109-142
Recognizing Commodore John Barry as the first flag officer 
of the United States Navy. (Dec. 22, 2005; 119 Stat. 2657)
S. 335/P.L. 109-143
To reauthorize the Congressional Award Act. (Dec. 22, 
2005; 119 Stat. 2659)
S. 467/P.L. 109-144
Terrorism Risk Insurance Extension Act of 2005 (Dec. 22, 
2005; 119 Stat. 2660)
S. 1047/P.L. 109-145
Presidential $1 Coin Act of 2005 (Dec. 22, 2005; 119 Stat. 
2664)
H.R. 358/P.L. 109-146
Little Rock Central High School Desegregation 50th 
Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act (Dec. 22, 2005; 119 
Stat. 2676)
H.R. 327/P.L. 109-147
To allow binding arbitration clauses to be included in all 
contracts affecting land within the Gila River Indian 
Community Reservation. (Dec. 22, 2005; 119 Stat. 2679)
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