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--- schema: federal-register doc_type: fedreg source_file: FR-2007-06-07.xml --- 72 109 Thursday, June 7, 2007 Contents Agriculture Agriculture Department See Federal Crop Insurance Corporation See Forest Service See Rural Utilities Service RULES Organization, functions, and authority delegations: Contract Appeals Board; termination, 31437-31438 07-2702 Army Army Department See Engineers Corps Centers Centers for Disease Control and Prevention NOTICES Meetings: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health— Radiation and Worker Health Advisory Board; correction, 31583 E7-10987 Centers Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services PROPOSED RULES Medicare:

Hospital inpatient prospective payment systems and 2008 FY rates Correction, 31507-31540 07-2806 Commerce Commerce Department See Industry and Security Bureau See International Trade Administration See National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Comptroller Comptroller of the Currency RULES Lending limits: Residential real estate, small business, and small farm loans, 31441-31444 E7-11014 Defense Defense Department See Engineers Corps Election Election Assistance Commission NOTICES Meetings;

Sunshine Act, 31569 07-2839 Employee Employee Benefits Security Administration NOTICES Employee benefit plans; individual exemptions: Paul and Lynne Niednagel IRAs, 31610 E7-10917 Employment Employment and Training Administration NOTICES Adjustment assistance; applications, determinations, etc.: Bodiform, Inc., et al., 31610-31612 E7-11021 CNH America LLC, 31612 E7-11031 International Truck & Engine Corp., 31612 E7-11028 Kimberly Clark Corp., 31612-31613 E7-11025 Mitchel Manufacturing, 31613 E7-11027 Romar Textile Co., Inc., 31613 E7-11029 Shiloh Industries, 31614 E7-11023 Sun Microsystems, Inc., 31614 E7-11024 Tenneco Inc., 31614 E7-11020 Via Information Tools, Inc., 31614 E7-11026 Viking Tool & Drill, Inc., et al., 31614-31616 E7-11022 Wheatland Tube Co., 31617 E7-11030 Energy Energy Department See Federal Energy Regulatory Commission NOTICES Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Montana Alberta Tie, Ltd., 31569-31571 E7-11010 Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.: National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor Designations; corrections and meetings, 31571 E7-11017 Engineers Engineers Corps NOTICES Environmental statements; availability, etc.: Calhoun and Matagorda Counties, TX; Matagorda Ship Channel Improvement Project; hearing; correction, 31660 C7-2339 EPA Environmental Protection Agency RULES Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various States:

Texas, 31457-31460 E7-10764 PROPOSED RULES Air quality implementation plans: Preparation, adoption, and submittal— Electric generating units emission increases; prevention of significant deterioration and nonattainment new source review; hearing, 31491-31492 E7-10855 Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various States; air quality planning purposes; designation of areas: Pennsylvania, 31495-31507 E7-11019 Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various States:

Texas, 31492-31493 E7-10766 Virginia, 31493-31495 E7-11038 NOTICES Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.: Waste Isolation Pilot Plant compliance with applicable Federal environmental laws (2004—2006); biennial determination, 31573-31574 E7-11037 Water pollution control: National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System— Gulf of Mexico OCS operations; Western Portion; oil and gas extraction category; general permit, 31575-31578 E7-11035 Idaho; aquaculture facilities; general permits reissuance, 31574-31575 E7-11033 Texas; discharges from oil and gas extraction point source category to coastal waters; general permit, 31579 E7-11034 Farm Farm Credit Administration NOTICES Meetings;

Sunshine Act, 31579 07-2867 FAA Federal Aviation Administration RULES Air carrier certification and operations: National air tour safety standards Correction, 31449-31450 E7-10972 Drug and alcohol testing requirements; technical amendment; correction, 31449 E7-10973 Airworthiness standards: Special conditions— Cirrus Design Corp. Model SR22 airplane, 31444-31446 E7-11044 Quest Aircraft Co., LLC, Kodiak Model 100 airplanes, 31446-31449 E7-11018 Area navigation and miscellaneous amendments, 31662-31685 E7-10609 PROPOSED RULES Jet routes, 31477-31478 E7-11046 NOTICES Passenger facility charges; applications, etc.:

Little Rock, AR, et al., 31646-31649 07-2833 FCC Federal Communications Commission RULES Radio stations; table of assignments: Tennessee, 31471-31472 07-2818 Federal Crop Federal Crop Insurance Corporation RULES Organization, functions, and authority delegations: Contract Appeals Board; termination, 31437-31438 07-2702 FDIC Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation NOTICES Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals, 31579-31581 E7-11005 Federal Election Federal Election Commission RULES Reports by political committees and other persons:

Treasurers’ best efforts to obtain, maintain, and submit information, 31438-31440 E7-10997 PROPOSED RULES Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act; implementation: Federal election activity; definition, 31473-31477 E7-10994 Federal Emergency Federal Emergency Management Agency RULES Flood elevation determinations: Maryland; removal, 31460-31461 E7-10951 Various States, 31461-31471 E7-10965 E7-10968 E7-10969 PROPOSED RULES Flood elevation determinations: Various States, 31540-31548 07-2824 NOTICES Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals, 31594-31595 E7-10941 Disaster and emergency areas:

Iowa, 31595 E7-10944 Kansas, 31595-31596 E7-10933 E7-10940 E7-10952 E7-10955 Kentucky, 31597 E7-10947 Maine, E7-10934 31597-31598 E7-10954 Massachusetts, 31598 E7-10936 New Jersey, 31598 E7-10937 Rhode Island, 31598-31599 E7-10942 South Dakota, E7-10935 31599-31600 E7-10958 E7-10967 Texas, 31600 E7-10957 Federal Energy Federal Energy Regulatory Commission RULES Electric utilities (Federal Power Act): Bulk-power system; mandatory reliability standards, 31452 E7-10831 NOTICES Complaints filed:

Invenergy Thermal LLC, 31571-31572 E7-10998 Electric rate and corporate regulation combined filings, 31572-31573 E7-10995 Meetings: Natural Gas Act and Energy Policy Act; transparency provisions; workshop, 31573 E7-10999 *Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:* Dominion Cove Point LNG, LP, et al., 31571 E7-11000 Federal Highway Federal Highway Administration NOTICES Environmental statements; notice of intent: Maui County, HI, 31649-31650 07-2814 FMC Federal Maritime Commission NOTICES Agreements filed, etc., 31581 E7-11059 Federal Reserve Federal Reserve System NOTICES Banks and bank holding companies:

Change in bank control, 31581-31582 E7-11009 Formations, acquisitions, and mergers, 31582 E7-10916 Fish Fish and Wildlife Service NOTICES Endangered and threatened species: Incidental take permits— San Bernardino, CA; Delhi Sands flower-loving fly, 31602-31603 E7-10975 San Bernardino, CA; San Bernardino kangaroo rat, 31603-31604 E7-10976 Endangered and threatened species and marine mammal permit applications, determinations, etc., 31601-31602 E7-11039 E7-11040 Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Adams County, ID; Northern Idaho ground squirrels; safe harbor agreement, 31604-31605 E7-10978 Food Food and Drug Administration NOTICES Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals, 31583-31585 E7-10911 Human drugs: Drug products withdrawn from sale for reasons other than safety or effectiveness— CEFOTAN (cefotetan disodium for injection), 31585-31586 E7-10959 Patent extension; regulatory review period determinations— CHANTIX, 31588-31589 E7-10915 Medical devices:

Premarket approval applications, list; safety and effectiveness summaries; availability, 31586-31587 E7-11002 Meetings: Science Board; correction, 31587-31588 07-2829 Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.: Assayed and Unassayed Quality Control Material, 31589-31590 E7-10996 Malaria: Developing Drug and Nonvaccine Biological Products for Treatment and Prophylaxis, 31590 E7-11001 Forest Forest Service RULES Organization, functions, and authority delegations: Contract Appeals Board; termination, 31437-31438 07-2702 NOTICES Meetings:

Resource Advisory Committees— Siskiyou County, 31549 07-2828 Health Health and Human Services Department See Centers for Disease Control and Prevention See Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services See Food and Drug Administration See National Institutes of Health See Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration NOTICES National Toxicology Program: Ocular irritancy test data from human, rabbit, and in vitro studies using standardized testing methods; data request, 31582-31583 E7-10966 Homeland Homeland Security Department See Federal Emergency Management Agency Industry Industry and Security Bureau RULES Export administration regulations:

Commerce Control List— Calculating computer performance; new formula implementation; adjusted peak performance in weighted TeraFLOPS; Bulgaria; XP and MT controls; correction, 31450-31451 E7-11016 Interior Interior Department See Fish and Wildlife Service NOTICES Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.: National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center Advisory Board, 31600-31601 07-2821 IRS Internal Revenue Service PROPOSED RULES Estate and gift taxes: Estates of decedents dying after August 16, 1954; grantor retained interest trusts; hearing, 31487-31491 E7-11062 Income taxes:

Domestic production activities; attributable income deduction, 31478-31483 E7-10821 Unified rule for loss on subsidiary stock Correction, 31483-31487 E7-11057 NOTICES Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals, E7-10927 31656-31657 E7-10928 Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.: Tax Counseling for Elderly Program; application packages; correction, 31657 E7-10932 Meetings: Taxpayer Advocacy Panels, E7-10929 31657-31658 E7-10930 E7-10931 E7-10949 International International Trade Administration NOTICES Antidumping:

Stainless steel bar from— Germany; correction, 31660 Z7-10367 International International Trade Commission NOTICES Import investigations: 3G wideband code division multiple access handsets and components, 31605-31606 E7-10938 Low enriched uranium from— France, 31606 E7-10950 Justice Justice Department NOTICES Environmental statements; notice of intent: Contract detention facility within 75-mile radius of Lloyd D. George U.S. Courthouse, Las Vegas, NV, 31606-31607 07-2830 Pollution control; consent judgments:

Brown, Hardy D., 31608 07-2815 Capital Tax Corp. et al., 31608 07-2819 General Motors Corp. et al., 31608-31609 07-2816 Linder & Associates, 31609-31610 07-2817 Labor Labor Department See Employee Benefits Security Administration See Employment and Training Administration See Occupational Safety and Health Administration Maritime Maritime Administration NOTICES Coastwise trade laws; administrative waivers: FLYING CARPET, 31650-31651 E7-11055 MISTRESS, 31651-31652 E7-11060 ORION, 31652 E7-11058 SEAHORSE, 31652-31653 E7-11053 SEGUE, 31653 E7-11052 SORRISA, 31653-31654 E7-11043 TABASCO, 31654 E7-11042 XANTAO, 31654-31655 E7-11041 NIH National Institutes of Health NOTICES Patent licenses; non-exclusive, exclusive, or partially exclusive:

Litmus, LLC, 31590-31591 E7-10963 NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RULES Fishery conservation and management: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone— Gulf of Alaska shallow-water species; vessels using trawl gear prohibition, 31472 07-2834 Atlantic highly migratory species— Atlantic swordfish, 31688-31709 E7-10727 PROPOSED RULES Fisheries conservation and management: Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone— Bering Sea and Aleutian Island groundfish, 31548 E7-10923 NOTICES Marine mammals:

Incidental taking; authorization letters, etc.— FEX L.P.; Beaufort Sea, AK; movement of barges; bowhead whales, etc., 31550-31553 E7-10921 Shell Offshore, Inc., et al.; Beaufort and Chukchi Seas, AK; seismic surveys; bowhead whales, etc., 31553-31568 E7-10953 Scientific research permit applications, determinations, etc., 31568-31569 E7-10948 Nuclear Nuclear Regulatory Commission NOTICES Plants and materials; physical protection: Radioactive materials of concern, security; safeguards information protection, and fingerprinting and criminal history record check requirements, 31617-31626 E7-11006 E7-11007 E7-11011 Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Antitrust license conditions and antitrust enforcement; standard review plan, 31626-31627 E7-10945 *Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:* Carolina Power & Light Co., 31617 E7-11004 PPL Susquehanna LLC, 31617 E7-11008 Occupational Occupational Safety and Health Administration RULES Occupational safety and health standards: Highly hazardous chemicals; process safety management standard; interpretation, 31453-31457 E7-10918 Personnel Personnel Management Office NOTICES Retirement:

Civil Service Retirement System— Normal cost percentages, 31627-31628 E7-11082 Present value factors, 31628-31629 E7-11085 Federal Employees Retirement System— Normal cost percentages, 31631 E7-11084 Present value factors, 31629-31631 E7-11083 RUS Rural Utilities Service NOTICES Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals, 31549-31550 E7-10943 SEC Securities and Exchange Commission NOTICES Investment Company Act of 1940: Stephens Inc. et al., 31631-31636 E7-10924 Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

American Stock Exchange LLC, 31636-31642 E7-10970 E7-10980 National Securities Clearing Corp.; correction, 31660 Z7-9762 NYSE Arca, Inc., 31642-31643 E7-10926 SBA Small Business Administration NOTICES Disaster loan areas: Kentucky, 31644 E7-10988 Minnesota, 31644 E7-10989 Rhode Island, 31644-31645 E7-10986 *Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:* Harbert Mezzanine Partners II SBIC, L.P., 31643-31644 E7-10990 State State Department RULES International Traffic in Arms regulations:

U.S. Munitions list; miscellaneous amendments, 31452-31453 E7-11012 NOTICES Meetings: Overseas Schools Advisory Council, 31645 E7-11013 Substance Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration NOTICES Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals, 31591-31593 07-2851 Federal agency urine drug testing; certified laboratories meeting minimum standards, list, 31593-31594 E7-10974 Surface Surface Transportation Board NOTICES Railroad services abandonment:

Denver Regional Transportation District, 31655 E7-10868 Transportation Transportation Department See Federal Aviation Administration See Federal Highway Administration See Maritime Administration See Surface Transportation Board NOTICES Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals; correction, 31645-31646 E7-11094 Treasury Treasury Department See Comptroller of the Currency See Internal Revenue Service U.S. Institute of Peace United States Institute of Peace NOTICES Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Solicited grants— Solicited Grant Initiative, 31658 07-2831 Unsolicited grants— Unsolicited Grant Initiative, 31658-31659 07-2832 Separate Parts In This Issue Part II Transportation Department, Federal Aviation Administration, 31662-31685 E7-10609 Part III Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 31688-31709 E7-10727 Reader Aids Consult the Reader Aids section at the end of this issue for phone numbers, online resources, finding aids, reminders, and notice of recently enacted public laws.

To subscribe to the Federal Register Table of Contents LISTSERV electronic mailing list, go to http://listserv.access.gpo.gov and select Online mailing list archives, FEDREGTOC-L, Join or leave the list (or change settings); then follow the instructions. 72 109 Thursday, June 7, 2007 Rules and Regulations DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Office of the Secretary 7 CFR Part 24 48 CFR Parts 409, 432, and 433 Federal Crop Insurance Corporation 7 CFR Part 400 Forest Service 36 CFR Part 223 RIN 0510-AA02 Termination of Agriculture Board of Contract Appeals AGENCIES:

Office of the Secretary; Federal Crop Insurance Corporation; Forest Service; Office of Procurement and Property Management. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The Department of Agriculture

(USDA)is publishing amendments to the Code of Federal Regulations

(CFR)as a final rule. USDA amends its regulations to reflect the legal termination of the Agriculture Board of Contract Appeals (AGBCA) and the creation of a new consolidated Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (CBCA). Additionally, with respect to appeals heard by the AGBCA other than Contract Disputes Act appeals, the AGBCA transfers or eliminates certain appeal procedures as a result of the termination of the AGBCA. USDA eliminates the appeals of procurement suspension and debarment, as well as the appeals of export violation debarment determinations under the Forest Resources Conservation and Shortage Relief Act (16 U.S.C. 620 *et seq.* ), and transfers jurisdiction to hear Federal Crop Insurance Corporation

(FCIC)and Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards appeals to the new consolidated CBCA. DATES: This final rule is effective as of June 7, 2007. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Azine Farzami, Esq., Department of Agriculture, Office of the General Counsel, General Law Division, Room 3311-S, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250, telephone 202-690-1978. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A. Background Section 847 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006, Public Law 109-163, 119 Stat. 3136, added a new section 42 to the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (the Act), 41 U.S.C. 401 *et seq.,* which provided for the consolidation of the eight civilian Boards of Contract Appeals into a single entity, the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (CBCA), to be established at the General Services Administration (GSA). Accordingly, all contract appeals under the Contract Disputes Act

(CDA)of 1978, 41 U.S.C. 601 *et seq.,* currently heard by the eight civilian boards, including contract appeals to the AGBCA, will be transferred by operation of law to the consolidated board no later than January 8, 2007. In addition, under subsection 42(c)(2)(A) of the Act, agencies may request the CBCA to take jurisdiction over non-CDA appeals. Under 7 CFR 24.4(b) and 400.169(d), the AGBCA hears appeals from final administrative determinations issued by the Risk Management Agency

(RMA)on behalf of the FCIC arising under Standard Reinsurance Agreements

(SRAs)issued pursuant to the Federal Crop Insurance Act, 7 U.S.C. 1501 *et seq.* The AGBCA also has jurisdiction to hear appeals of administrative determinations of liquidated damages under the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act, 40 U.S.C. 3703. Since the AGBCA is being terminated by law, USDA has requested the new CBCA to take over the FCIC and Contract Work Hours appeals. Finally, under 7 CFR 24.4(c), the AGBCA has jurisdiction over contractor suspensions and debarments, including the debarment of persons who violate the Forest Resources Conservation and Shortage Relief Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 620 *et seq.* ) (Export Act) under 36 CFR 223.130, *et seq.* Consistent with its proposal to eliminate nonprocurement suspension and debarment appeals (68 FR 66533 (Nov. 26, 2003)), USDA also eliminates procurement suspension and debarment appeals, as well as appeals from debarment determinations under the Export Act. B. Executive Order 12866 This final rule has been determined to be not significant and does not require review by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Order 12866. C. Regulatory Flexibility Act USDA certifies that this final rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities within the meaning of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601 *et seq.,* because the rule does not impose any additional costs on either small or large businesses. D. Paperwork Reduction Act The Paperwork Reduction Act does not apply because the changes do not impose recordkeeping or information collection requirements, or otherwise collect information from offerors, contractors, or members of the public that require approval of the Office of Management and Budget under 44 U.S.C. 3501 *et seq* . List of Subjects 7 CFR Part 24 Administrative practice and procedure, Agriculture, Government procurement. 7 CFR Part 400 Administrative practice and procedure, Agriculture, Crop insurance. 36 CFR Part 223 Exports, Government contracts, National forests, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Timber. 48 CFR Chapter 400 Administrative practice and procedure, Agriculture, Government procurement. For the reasons stated in the preamble, under the authority of USDA at 5 U.S.C. 30157 CFR parts 24 and 400; 36 CFR part 223; and 48 CFR parts 409, 432, and 433 are amended as follows: Title—7 Agriculture PART 24—[Removed and reserved] 1. Remove and reserve part 24, consisting of §§ 24.1 through 24.21. PART 400—GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS 2. Revise the authority citation for part 400 to read as follows: Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121, 41 U.S.C. 421. 3. Amend § 400.169 by revising the last sentence of paragraph

(c)and paragraph

(d)to read as follows: § 400.169 Disputes.

(c)* * * Such determinations will not be appealable to the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals.

(d)Appealable final administrative determinations of the Corporation under paragraph

(a)or

(b)of this section may be appealed to the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals in accordance with 48 CFR part 6102. Title 36—Parks, Forests, and Public Property PART 223—SALE AND DISPOSAL OF NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM TIMBER 4. The authority citation for part 223 continues to read as follows: Authority: 90 Stat. 2958, 16 U.S.C. 472a; 98 Stat. 2213, 16 U.S.C. 618, 104 Stat. 714-726, 16 U.S.C. 620-620j; unless otherwise noted. 5. Amend § 223.138 by removing paragraph (b)(8) and revising paragraphs (b)(7)(i)(C) and

(D)and by removing paragraph (b)(7)(i)(E) to read as follows: § 223.138 Procedures for Debarment.

(b)* * *

(7)* * *

(i)* * *

(C)State the period of debarment, including effective dates (see § 223.139); and

(D)Specify any limitations on the terms of the debarment. Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System, chapter 4, Department of Agriculture. PART 409—CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS 6. Revise the authority citation for part 409 to read as follows: Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121, 41 U.S.C. 421. 7. Remove § 409.470. PART 432—CONTRACT FINANCING 8. Revise the authority citation for part 432 to read as follows: Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121, 41 U.S.C. 421. 9. Revise § 432.616 to read as follows: § 432.616 Compromise Actions. Compromise of a debt within the proceedings under appeal to the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals is the responsibility of the contracting officer. PART 433—PROTESTS, DISPUTES AND APPEALS 10. Revise the authority citation for part 433 to read as follows: Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121, 41 U.S.C. 421. 11. Revise § 433.203-70 to read as follows: § 433.203-70 Civilian Board of Contract Appeals. The organization, jurisdiction, and functions of the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals, together with its Rules of Procedure, are set out in 48 CFR part 6101. Done in Washington, DC, this 25th day of May 2007. Mike Johanns, Secretary of Agriculture. [FR Doc. 07-2702 Filed 6-6-07; 8:45 am]

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