Changes to the Federal Register for June 18, 2007

Grants And Agreements 2 CFR 1-END
Part 1400 - The Department of the Interior (Department) proposes to remove its regulations implementing the government-wide common rule on nonprocurement debarment and suspension, and to adopt in their place the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) guidance. This regulatory action would implement OMB's initiative to streamline and consolidate all federal regulations on nonprocurement debarment and suspension into one part of the CFR. The Department does not intend to modify any of its current policy. [72 FR 33383]

Nuclear Regulatory Commission 10 CFR 1-199
Chapter I - The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its regulations to update a telephone number for the Office of Information Services and an NRC Web site location. This document is necessary to inform the public of these changes to the NRC's regulations. [72 FR 33386]

Commodity And Securities Exchanges 17 CFR 240-END
Parts 240 and 249b - The Commission is adopting rules to implement provisions of the Credit Rating Agency Reform Act of 2006 (the "Rating Agency Act"), enacted on September 29, 2006. The Rating Agency Act defines the term "nationally recognized statistical rating organization," provides authority for the Commission to implement registration, recordkeeping, financial reporting, and oversight rules with respect to registered credit rating agencies, and directs the Commission to issue final implementing rules no later than 270 days after its enactment (or by June 26, 2007). The rule and form prescribing the process for a credit rating agency to apply for registration are immediately effective. The remaining rules are effective on June 26, 2007. [72 FR 33564]

Animal Drugs, Feed and Related Products 21 CFR 500-599
Part 558 - The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect approval of a supplemental new animal drug application (NADA) filed by Pharmacia & Upjohn Co., a Div. of Pfizer, Inc. The supplemental NADA provides for the use of lincomycin in feed of swine weighing greater than 250 pounds and for the addition of a reproductive cautionary statement to labeling. [72 FR 33386]

Internal Revenue 26 CFR 1.401-1.440
Part 1 - This document contains final regulations under section 408 of the Internal Revenue Code. The final regulations provide special rules for a governmental unit which seeks to qualify as a nonbank trustee of a deemed IRA that is part of its qualified employer plan. These final regulations affect only such governmental units [72 FR 33387]

Navigation and Navigable Waters 33 CFR 125-199
Part 165 - The Coast Guard is establishing a moving temporary safety zone in the navigable waters of San Francisco Bay, California, during geotechnical borings for a seismic upgrade of the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Transbay tube. The borings will require placement of a drilling vessel at test sites along the BART Transbay tube. The safety zone will surround the vessel and move with the vessel as it conducts the tests at eighteen sites along the BART Transbay tube. This safety zone is necessary to protect persons and vessels from hazards, injury, and damage associated with the geotechnical borings. Unauthorized persons or vessels are prohibited from entering into, transiting through, or remaining in the safety zone without permission of the Captain of the Port or his designated representative. [72 FR 33388]

Navigation and Navigable Waters 33 CFR 125-199
Part 165 - The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone in the navigable waters of San Francisco Bay for the loading, transport, and launching of fireworks to celebrate Independence Day. This safety zone is established to ensure the safety of participants and spectators. Unauthorized persons or vessels are prohibited from entering into, transiting through, or remaining in the safety zone without permission of the Captain of the Port or his designated representative. [72 FR 33391]

Navigation and Navigable Waters 33 CFR 125-199
Part 165 - The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone in Lake Michigan, Milwaukee, WI. This zone is intended to restrict vessels from a portion of Lake Michigan during the recovery of an aircraft that crashed in Lake Michigan. This temporary safety zone is necessary to protect divers and recovery workers and restrict spectators and vessels from the recovery site. [72 FR 33393]

Air Programs 40 CFR 1-69
Part 52 - On July 10, 2006, EPA proposed partial approval of revisions to Indiana's prevention of significant deterioration (PSD) and nonattainment new source review (NSR) construction permit programs. EPA received comments on this proposal on August 9, 2006. An adverse comment regarding the inclusion of hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) in Indiana's PSD rules was received. Subsequently, on January 17, 2007, the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) requested the withdrawal of the portion of this submittal pertaining to HAPs. EPA is partially approving the portions of the Indiana rule that were proposed for approval on July 10, 2006 and were not withdrawn on January 17, 2007. As noted in the July 10, 2006, notice, we are not taking action on the Clean Unit and Pollution Control Project (PCP) portions of the Indiana rule. [72 FR 33395]

Air Programs 40 CFR 1-69
Part 52 - EPA is taking direct final action to approve revisions to the Washoe County District Health Department (WCDHD) portion of the Nevada State Implementation Plan (SIP). These revisions concern opacity, emissions of carbon monoxide (CO) and particulate matter (PM) from wood stoves and fireplaces, and air emergency episode plans. We are approving local rules that help regulate emission sources under the Clean Air Act as amended in 1990 (CAA or the Act). [72 FR 33397]

Air Programs 40 CFR 1-69
Part 52 - Notice is hereby given that the State of Connecticut has fulfilled the enforceable commitments it made to EPA to complete a mid- course review (MCR) assessing whether two one-hour ozone nonattainment areas are, or are not, making sufficient progress toward attainment of the one-hour ozone standard under the Clean Air Act (CAA). The two areas are the Connecticut portion of the New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island 1-hour ozone nonattainment area, and the Greater Connecticut 1-hour ozone nonattainment area. EPA has reviewed the MCR documents submitted by Connecticut and has determined that Connecticut has met the commitment to perform these MCRs. EPA has sent a letter to Connecticut finding that their MCRs fulfill the commitment made by Connecticut in their 1-hour ozone attainment demonstrations. [72 FR 33400]

Public Lands: Interior 43 CFR 1-999
Parts 12, 42, and 43 - The Department of the Interior (Department) proposes to remove its regulations implementing the government-wide common rule on nonprocurement debarment and suspension, and to adopt in their place the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) guidance. This regulatory action would implement OMB's initiative to streamline and consolidate all federal regulations on nonprocurement debarment and suspension into one part of the CFR. The Department does not intend to modify any of its current policy. [72 FR 33383]

Motor Carrier Safety 49 CFR 200-399
Part 393 - Correcting rule document E7-11112 beginning on page 32011 in the Federal Register issue of Monday, June 11, 2007. [72 FR 33562]

Wildlife And Fisheries 50 CFR 600-END
Part 635 - NMFS announces the final rule to set 2007 fishing year specifications for the Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) fishery, including quotas for each of the established domestic fishing categories and effort controls for the General category and Angling category. This action is necessary to implement recommendations of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), as required by the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act (ATCA), and to achieve domestic management objectives under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act). This action also makes a minor administrative change to the permit regulations. [72 FR 33401]

Wildlife And Fisheries 50 CFR 600-END
Part 679 - NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for northern rockfish, Pacific ocean perch, and pelagic shelf rockfish for catcher vessels participating in the rockfish limited access fishery in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2007 total allowable catch (TAC) of northern rockfish, Pacific ocean perch, and pelagic shelf rockfish allocated to catcher vessels participating in the rockfish limited access fishery in the Central Regulatory Area of the GOA. [72 FR 33408]