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--- schema: federal-register doc_type: fedreg source_file: FR-2010-09-29.xml --- 75 188 Wednesday, September 29, 2010 Contents Agriculture Agriculture Department See Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service See Forest Service See Rural Utilities Service Animal Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Lacey Act Declaration Requirement; Plants and Plant Products, 60065-60066 2010-24351 Arts and Humanities, National Foundation See National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Children Children and Families Administration NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Required Data Elements for Paternity Establishment Affidavits, 60129 2010-24212 Coast Guard Coast Guard RULES Safety Zones: Monte Foundation Firework Display, Monterey, CA, 59963-59966 2010-24364 New York Air Show at Jones Beach State Park, Wantagh, NY, 59966-59968 2010-24236 Shipping; Technical, Organizational, and Conforming Amendments, 59997-60004 2010-23766 NOTICES Solicitation for Membership, Vacancies: Detroit Area Maritime Security Committee (AMSC), 60133-60134 2010-24365 Commerce Commerce Department See Economic Development Administration See International Trade Administration See National Institute of Standards and Technology See National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration See National Telecommunications and Information Administration See Patent and Trademark Office NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals Implementation of Tariff Rate Quota, etc. as Amended for Imports of Certain Worsted Wool, 60067-60068 2010-24375 Global Free Flow of Information on Internet, 60068-60073 2010-24385 CITA Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements NOTICES New 12-Month Cap on Duty- and Quota-Free Benefits: Limitations of Duty- and Quota-Free Imports of Apparel Articles, etc., 2010-24460 60066-60067 2010-24457 Commodity Commodity Futures Trading Commission NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Practice by Former Members and Employees of Commission, 60088-60089 2010-24358 Procedural Requirements for Requests for Interpretative, No-Action, and Exemptive Letters, 60087-60088 2010-24357 Defense Defense Department See Navy Department RULES Federal Acquisition Regulations: Award-Fee Language Revision, 60261-60263 2010-24161 Buy American Exemption for Commercial Information Technology; Construction Material, 60266-60268 2010-24206 Certification Requirement and Procurement Prohibition Relating to Iran Sanctions, 60254-60258 2010-24165 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving, 60264-60266 2010-24156 Equal Opportunity for Veterans, 60249-60254 2010-24218 Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-46;

Introduction, 60248-60249 2010-24217 Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-46; Small Entity Compliance Guide, 60268-60269 2010-24193 Offering Construction Requirement—8(a) Program, 60263-60264 2010-24163 NOTICES Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.: Campus Development at Fort Meade, 60089 2010-24426 Meetings: Defense Health Board, 60089-60090 2010-24429 Membership of Performance Review Board, 60090-60091 2010-24428 2010-24432 Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratory Personnel Management Demonstration Project:

Correction, 60091-60093 2010-24427 Department of Transportation See Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Drug Drug Enforcement Administration NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Application for Individual Manufacturing Quota for Basic Class of Controlled Substance and for Ephedrine, etc., 60137-60138 2010-24352 Economic Economic Development Administration NOTICES Petitions for Determination of Eligibility to Apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance, 60083-60084 2010-24442 Employment Employment and Training Administration NOTICES Affirmative Determinations Regarding Applications for Reconsideration:

Chrysler Financial Services Americas, LLC, Troy, MI, 60138 2010-24380 Compass Group USA Inc. Canteen, Webster City, IA, 60139 2010-24381 Consolidated Glass and Mirror Corp., Galax, VA, 60138-60139 2010-24382 Amended Certifications Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance: Amsted Rail Co., Inc., et al., Granite City, IL, 60142 2010-24383 ArvinMeritor, Inc., Belvidere, IL, 60142 2010-24379 International Business Machines (IBM), Global Technology Services Delivery Division et al., Greenville, SC, 60141-60142 2010-24378 Determinations Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance, 60142-60145 2010-24384 Energy Energy Department See Federal Energy Regulatory Commission See Western Area Power Administration NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 60094-60095 2010-24404 2010-24406 Applications for Blanket Authorization to Export Liquefied Natural Gas: Sempra LNG Marketing, LLC, 60095-60097 2010-24389 Meetings: National Commission on BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling, 60097 2010-24390 EPA Environmental Protection Agency RULES Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans: Maryland; Control of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Industrial Solvent Cleaning Operations, 59973-59975 2010-24421 National Priorities List, 59975-59983 2010-24311 National Priorities List:

Newtown Creek, 59983-59989 2010-24313 Tolerance Actions: Acephate, Cacodylic Acid, Dicamba, Dicloran, et al., 60232-60245 2010-24153 PROPOSED RULES Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans: Maryland; Control of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Industrial Solvent Cleaning Operations, 60013 2010-24422 NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Petroleum Refinery Sector New Source Performance Standards, etc., 60107-60110 2010-24424 Meetings:

FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel, 60110-60112 2010-24433 SFIREG Full Committee, 60112-60113 2010-24435 Pesticide Science Policy: Withdrawal, 60113-60114 2010-24307 Receipt of Requests for Amendments to Delete Uses in Certain Pesticide Registrations, 60114-60116 2010-24314 Registration Review Final Decisions: Biopesticides; Availability, 60116-60117 2010-24431 Registration Reviews: Antimicrobial Pesticide Dockets Opened for Review and Comment, 60119-60121 2010-24317 Biopesticides Dockets Opened for Review and Comment, 60117-60119 2010-24436 Executive Office of the President See Presidential Documents See Trade Representative, Office of United States FAA Federal Aviation Administration RULES Amendments to Class E Airspace:

Smithfield, NC, 59934-59935 2010-24113 PROPOSED RULES Airworthiness Directives: Airbus Model A330 200 and 300 Series Airplanes and Model A340-200, -300, 500, and -600 Series Airplanes, 60010-60013 2010-24238 NOTICES Petitions for Exemptions; Summary of Petitions Received, 60164-60165 2010-24368 FCC Federal Communications Commission NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 60121-60123 2010-24355 2010-24356 FDIC Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation NOTICES Meetings:

FDIC Advisory Committee on Community Banking, 60123 2010-24419 Federal Emergency Federal Emergency Management Agency RULES Final Flood Elevation Determinations, 59989-59997 2010-24402 PROPOSED RULES Flood Elevation Determinations, 60013-60017 2010-24370 Federal Energy Federal Energy Regulatory Commission NOTICES Environmental Assessment; Availability, etc.: Colorado Interstate Gas Co.; Spruce Hill Air Blending Project, 60097-60102 2010-24233 Federal Highway Federal Highway Administration NOTICES Limitations on Claims for Judicial Reviews of Actions by FHWA:

Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Shared-Use Path in New Your State, 60164 2010-24249 FMC Federal Maritime Commission NOTICES Agreements Filed, 60123-60124 2010-24411 Ocean Transportation Intermediary Licenses: Applicants, 60124-60125 2010-24410 Reissuance, 60125 2010-24412 Revocations, 60124 2010-24407 Federal Railroad Federal Railroad Administration NOTICES Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Program: Consideration and Processing of Applications for Financial Assistance, 60165-60168 2010-24467 Federal Reserve Federal Reserve System NOTICES Changes in Bank Control:

Acquisition of Shares of Bank or Bank Holding Companies, 60125 2010-24401 FTC Federal Trade Commission NOTICES Privacy Act; Systems of Records, 60125 2010-24369 SES Performance Review Board, 60125-60126 2010-24327 Fish Fish and Wildlife Service NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Federal Fish and Wildlife Permit Applications and Reports; Law Enforcement, 60135-60137 2010-24361 Food Food and Drug Administration RULES Investigational New Drug Safety Reporting Requirements for Human Drug and Biological Products:

Safety Reporting Requirements for Bioavailability and Bioequivalence Studies in Humans, 59935-59963 2010-24296 NOTICES Draft Guidance for Industry and Investigators: Safety Reporting Requirements for Investigational New Drug Applications and Bioavailability/Bioequivalence Studies; Availability, 60129-60130 2010-24295 Forest Forest Service NOTICES Meetings: Ashley Resource Advisory Committee, 60066 2010-24333 Southern Arizona Resource Advisory Committee, 60066 2010-24331 GSA General Services Administration RULES Federal Acquisition Regulations:

Award-Fee Language Revision, 60261-60263 2010-24161 Buy American Exemption for Commercial Information Technology; Construction Material, 60266-60268 2010-24206 Certification Requirement and Procurement Prohibition Relating to Iran Sanctions, 60254-60258 2010-24165 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving, 60264-60266 2010-24156 Equal Opportunity for Veterans, 60249-60254 2010-24218 Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-46; Introduction, 60248-60249 2010-24217 Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-46;

Small Entity Compliance Guide, 60268-60269 2010-24193 Offering Construction Requirement—8(a) Program, 60263-60264 2010-24163 Termination for Default Reporting, 60258-60260 2010-24214 Geological Geological Survey NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 60134-60135 2010-24374 Health Health and Human Services Department See Children and Families Administration See Food and Drug Administration See National Institutes of Health NOTICES Performance Review Board Members, 60126-60128 2010-24372 Homeland Homeland Security Department See Coast Guard See Federal Emergency Management Agency See U.S.

Customs and Border Protection Interior Interior Department See Fish and Wildlife Service See Geological Survey See National Park Service See Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office International International Trade Administration NOTICES Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less than Fair Value Pursuant to Court Decision: Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; Correction, 60074-60076 2010-24585 Extensions of Time Limits for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty New Shipper Reviews:

Certain Preserved Mushrooms from People's Republic of China, 60076 2010-24453 Global Free Flow of Information on Internet, 60068-60073 2010-24385 Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and Requests for Revocation in Part, 60076-60082 2010-24462 Preliminary Results of First Five-year (Sunset) Reviews of Antidumping Duty Orders: Purified Carboxymethylcellulose from Mexico, 60084-60085 2010-24458 Justice Justice Department See Drug Enforcement Administration Labor Labor Department See Employment and Training Administration See Labor Statistics Bureau See Workers Compensation Programs Office Labor Labor Statistics Bureau NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 60139-60140 2010-24430 NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration RULES Federal Acquisition Regulations: Award-Fee Language Revision, 60261-60263 2010-24161 Buy American Exemption for Commercial Information Technology; Construction Material, 60266-60268 2010-24206 Certification Requirement and Procurement Prohibition Relating to Iran Sanctions, 60254-60258 2010-24165 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving, 60264-60266 2010-24156 Equal Opportunity for Veterans, 60249-60254 2010-24218 Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-46;

Introduction, 60248-60249 2010-24217 Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-46; Small Entity Compliance Guide, 60268-60269 2010-24193 Offering Construction Requirement—8(a) Program, 60263-60264 2010-24163 NOTICES Meetings: PNT Advisory Board, 60145-60146 2010-24466 National Foundation National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities NOTICES Meetings: President's Committee on Arts and Humanities, 60146 2010-24366 National Highway National Highway Traffic Safety Administration PROPOSED RULES Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards:

New Pneumatic Tires for Motor Vehicles with a GVWR of More Than 410,000 pounds and Motorcycles, 60036-60064 2010-24347 National Institute National Institute of Standards and Technology NOTICES Global Free Flow of Information on Internet, 60068-60073 2010-24385 Meetings: Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology, 60082-60083 2010-24579 NIH National Institutes of Health NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Brain Power NIDA Junior Scientist Program and Companion Program, Brain Power Challenge, 60128-60129 2010-24400 Meetings:

Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC), 60131 2010-24403 National Cancer Institute, 60130-60133 2010-24408 2010-24413 2010-24414 Office of Director, National Institutes of Health, 60132 2010-24405 NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RULES Fisheries of Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic: Snapper-Grouper Fishery of South Atlantic; Closure of Commercial Sector for Black Sea Bass in South Atlantic, 60008 2010-24450 Snapper-Grouper Fishery of South Atlantic;

Closure of July-December 2010 Commercial Sector for Vermilion Snapper in South Atlantic, 60009 2010-24454 NOTICES Incidental Takes of Marine Mammals During Specified Activities: Marine Seismic Survey in Arctic Ocean (August to September, 2010), 60174-60203 2010-24335 Proposed Policy on Prohibited and Authorized Uses of Asset Forfeiture Fund, 60085-60087 2010-24446 National Park National Park Service NOTICES National Register of Historic Places: Pending Nominations and Related Actions, 60137 2010-24363 Pending Removal of Listed Property, 60137 2010-24362 National Telecommunications National Telecommunications and Information Administration NOTICES Global Free Flow of Information on Internet, 60068-60073 2010-24385 Navy Navy Department NOTICES Records Of Decisions:

United States Marine Corps Basewide Utilities Infrastructure Project at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, CA, 60093-60094 2010-24463 Nuclear Nuclear Regulatory Commission NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 60146-60147 2010-24395 Amendment to Materials Licenses: Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, LLC; Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation, 60147-60149 2010-24393 Meetings: Draft Policy Statement on Protection of Cesium-137 Chloride Sources, 60149-60151 2010-24392 Office of United States Trade Representative See Trade Representative, Office of United States Patent Patent and Trademark Office NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 60073-60074 2010-24354 Pipeline Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration PROPOSED RULES Hazardous Materials; Miscellaneous Amendments, 60017-60036 2010-24274 Presidential Presidential Documents PROCLAMATIONS Special Observances: Gold Star Mother's and Families' Day (Proc. 8569), 60283-60284 2010-24647 National Hunting and Fishing Day (Proc. 8567), 60277-60280 2010-24644 National Public Lands Day (Proc. 8568), 60281-60282 2010-24646 RUS Rural Utilities Service RULES Specifications and Drawings for Construction of Direct Buried Plant, 59933-59934 2010-24420 SEC Securities and Exchange Commission NOTICES Self-Regulatory Organizations;

Proposed Rule Changes: Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc., 60152-60153 2010-24416 Depository Trust Co., 60158-60159 2010-24452 Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc., 60157-60158 2010-24445 New York Stock Exchange LLC, 60153-60155 2010-24449 NYSE Amex LLC, 60155-60157 2010-24448 SBA Small Business Administration NOTICES Disaster Declarations: Colorado, 60151-60152 2010-24398 Interest Rates, 60152 2010-24399 Major Disaster Declarations: Missouri (Amendment 2), 60152 2010-24397 State State Department NOTICES Determinations under 2010 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act:

Bolivian Military and Police, 60159 2010-24418 State State Justice Institute NOTICES Grant Guidelines for 2011 Fiscal Year, 60206-60230 2010-24271 Surface Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office RULES Technical Amendment 2010, 60272-60276 2010-24371 Textile Agreements Implementation Committee See Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Trade Trade Representative, Office of United States NOTICES Certain Measures Affecting Electronic Payment Services: WTO Dispute Settlement Proceeding Regarding China, 60159-60161 2010-24456 Countervailing and Antidumping Duties on Grain Oriented Flat-Rolled Electrical Steel:

WTO Dispute Settlement Proceeding Regarding China, 60161-60163 2010-24455 Transportation Transportation Department See Federal Aviation Administration See Federal Highway Administration See Federal Railroad Administration See National Highway Traffic Safety Administration See Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration RULES Relocation of Standard Time Zone Boundary: Mercer County, ND, 60004-60008 2010-24376 NOTICES Meetings: Future of Aviation Advisory Committee, Aviation Safety Subcommittee, 60163 2010-24367 Treasury Treasury Department NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 60169 2010-24394 Customs U.S. Customs and Border Protection NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Declaration of Ultimate Consignee that Articles Exported for Temporary Scientific or Educational Purposes, 60133 2010-24359 Withdrawal of Proposed Interpretation of the Expression Sold for Exportation to the United States, etc., 60134 2010-24464 Veterans Veterans Affairs Department RULES Presumptions of Service Connection for Persian Gulf Service, 59968-59972 2010-24360 NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Claim for Payment of Cost of Unauthorized Medical Services, 60170 2010-24438 Credit Underwriting Standards and Procedures for Processing VA Guaranteed Loans, 60171-60172 2010-24440 Disability Benefits Questionnaires, 60170-60171 2010-24439 Gravesite Reservation Survey (2 Year), 60172 2010-24441 Vetbiz Vendor Information Pages Verification Program, 60169 2010-24437 Western Western Area Power Administration NOTICES Records of Decisions and Floodplain Statements of Findings:

South Dakota PrairieWinds Project, 60102-60107 2010-24388 Workers' Workers Compensation Programs Office NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Division of Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation, 60141 2010-24377 Separate Parts In This Issue Part II Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 60174-60203 2010-24335 Part III State Justice Institute, 60206-60230 2010-24271 Part IV Environmental Protection Agency, 60232-60245 2010-24153 Part V Defense Department, 60248-60258, 60261-60269 2010-24161 2010-24206 2010-24165 2010-24156 2010-24218 2010-24217 2010-24193 2010-24163 General Services Administration, 60248-60269 2010-24161 2010-24206 2010-24165 2010-24156 2010-24218 2010-24217 2010-24193 2010-24163 2010-24214 National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 60248-60258, 60261-60269 2010-24161 2010-24206 2010-24165 2010-24156 2010-24218 2010-24217 2010-24193 2010-24163 Part VI Interior Department, Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office, 60272-60276 2010-24371 Part VII Presidential Documents, 60277-60284 2010-24647 2010-24644 2010-24646 Reader Aids Consult the Reader Aids section at the end of this page 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. 75 188 Wednesday, September 29, 2010 Rules and Regulations DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Rural Utilities Service 7 CFR Part 1755 Specifications and Drawings for Construction of Direct Buried Plant AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.

ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The Rural Utilities Service

(RUS)is amending its regulations on Telecommunications Policies on Specifications, Acceptable Materials, and Standard Contract Forms, by revising RUS Bulletin 1753F-150, Specifications and Drawings for Construction of Direct Buried Plant (Form 515a). The revised specifications will include new construction units for Fiber-to-the-Home, remove redundant or outdated requirements, and simplify the specifications format. DATES: The effective date September 29, 2010. *Incorporation by Reference:* The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in this rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of September 29, 2010. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Norberto Esteves, Chair, Technical Standards Committee “A” (Telecommunications), Advanced Services Division, Telecommunications Program, USDA-Rural Utilities Service, STOP 1550, Washington, DC 20250-1550. *Telephone:*

(202)720-0699; *Fax:*

(202)205-2924; *e-mail: norberto.esteves@wdc.usda.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Executive Order 12866 This rule is exempted from the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)review for purposes of Executive Order 12866 and, therefore, has not been reviewed by OMB. Executive Order 12988 This final rule has been reviewed under Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform. USDA Rural Development has determined that this rule meets the applicable standards provided in section 3 of the Executive Order. In addition, all state and local laws and regulations that are in conflict with this rule will be preempted; no retroactive effect will be given to the rule, and, in accordance with section 212(e) of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6912(e)), administrative appeals procedures, if any are required, must be exhausted before an action against the Department or its agencies may be initiated. Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification USDA Rural Development has determined that this final rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities, as defined by the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 *et seq.* ). The standard USDA Rural Development telecommunications loan documents contain provisions on procurement of products and construction of telecommunications facilities purchased with loan funds. This ensures that the telecommunications systems financed with loan funds are adequate to serve the purposes for which they are to be constructed and that loan funds are adequately secured. USDA Rural Development borrowers, as a result of obtaining Federal financing, receive economic benefits that exceed any direct cost associated with complying with USDA Rural Development regulations and requirements. Information Collection and Recordkeeping Requirements The information collection and recordkeeping requirements contained in this final rule are cleared under control numbers 0572-0059 and 0572-0132 pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended). Executive Order 13132 This regulation will not have substantial direct effects on the States, on the relationship between the national government and the States, or on distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government. Under Executive Order 13132, this final rule does not have sufficient federalism implications requiring the preparation of a Federalism Assessment. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance The program described by this final rule is listed in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program under No. 10.851, Rural Telephone Loans and Loan Guarantees and No. 10.857, Rural Broadband Access Loans and Loan Guarantees. This catalog is available on a subscription basis from the Superintendent of Documents, the United States Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. *Telephone:*

(202)512-1800. Executive Order 12372 This final rule is excluded from the scope of Executive Order 12372, Intergovernmental Consultation, which may require consultation with State and local officials. See the final rule related notice titled “Department Programs and Activities Excluded from Executive Order 12372” (50 FR 47034), advising that USDA Rural Development Utilities Programs loans and loan guarantees are excluded from the scope of Executive Order 12372. Unfunded Mandates This final rule contains no Federal Mandates (under the regulatory provisions of Title II of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. Chapter 25)) for State, local, and tribal governments or the private sector. Thus, this final rule is not subject to the requirements of sections 202 and 205 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995. National Environmental Policy Act Certification The Agency has determined that this final rule will not significantly affect the quality of the human environment as defined by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 *et seq.* ). Therefore, this action does not require an environmental impact statement or assessment. Background RUS issues contracts, standards and specifications for construction of telecommunications facilities financed with RUS loan funds. RUS is revising the specifications for buried plant construction contained in RUS Bulletin 1753F-150 (RUS Form 515a). The current outside plant specifications are used by borrowers to secure the services of a contractor for the construction of telecommunications facilities. Current specifications have become outdated due to the advancements in Fiber-to-the-Home construction as well as installation methods and materials. In order for borrowers and contractors to take advantage of these improved construction installation methods and materials, the current specifications have been revised. On Tuesday, June 8, 2010, RUS published a proposed rule in the **Federal Register** (Vol. 75, No 109, page 32313), proposing to amend its regulations on Telecommunications Policies on Specifications, Acceptable Materials, and Standard Contract Forms, by revising RUS Bulletin 1753F-150, Specifications and Drawings for Construction of Direct Buried Plant (Form 515a). Interested parties were invited to submit comments on or before August 9, 2010. No comments were received. List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 1755 Incorporation by reference, Loan programs—communications, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Rural areas, Telephone. For reasons set out in the preamble, RUS proposes to amend chapter XVII of title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations as follows: PART 1755—TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICIES ON SPECIFICATIONS, ACCEPTABLE MATERIALS, AND STANDARD CONTRACT FORMS 1. The authority citation for part 1755 continues to read as follow: Authority: 7 U.S.C. 901 *et seq.,* 1921 *et seq.,* 6941 *et seq.* 2. In § 1755.97, the table is amended by revising the issue date of RUS Bulletin 1753F-150 to read as follows: § 1755.97 Incorporation by reference of telecommunications standards and specifications. RUS Bulletin No. Specification No. Date last issued Title of standard or specification * * * * * * * 1753F-150 Form 515a September 2010 Specifications and Drawings for Construction of Direct Buried Plant. * * * * * * * * * * Dated: September 23, 2010. Jonathan Adelstein, Administrator, Rural Utilities Service. [FR Doc. 2010-24420 Filed 9-28-10; 8:45 am]

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