> **61046 Federal Register** / Vol. 70, No. 202 / Thursday, October 20,
> 2005 / Rules and Regulations
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> review may be filed, and shall not Federal Travel Regulation (FTR) by
> Review, dated September 30, 1993. This
>
> postpone the effectiveness of such rule revising the mileage
> reimbursement rate rule is not a major rule under 5 U.S.C.
>
> or action. This action may not be reflecting costs of operating a 804.
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> challenged later in proceedings to Government-furnished automobile
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> enforce its requirements. (*See* section (GFA), and revising the table
> on how to **C. Regulatory Flexibility Act**
>
> 307(b)(2).) determine distance measurements for This final rule is not
> required to be
>
> **List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 62** travel. It also clarifies that,
> if published in the **Federal Register** for
>
> determined to be advantageous to the notice and comment; therefore,
> the
>
> Environmental protection, Government, the employee may be Regulatory
> Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601,
>
> Administrative practice and procedure, reimbursed for mileage between
> the *et seq.*, does not apply.
>
> Air pollution control, Intergovernmental residence and office to a
> common
>
> relations, Reporting and recordkeeping carrier terminal, or from the
> residence **D. Paperwork Reduction Act**
>
> requirements, Sulfur oxides, Waste directly to a common carrier
> terminal The Paperwork Reduction Act does
>
> treatment and disposal. when on official travel requiring an not apply
> because the changes to the
>
> Dated: October 13, 2005. overnight stay. An explanation of these FTR
> do not impose recordkeeping or
>
> **Robert W. Varney,** changes is addressed in the information
> collection requirements, or
>
> *Regional Administrator, EPA New England.* ''Supplementary
> Information'' below. the collection of information from
>
> The FTR and any corresponding offerors, contractors, or members of the
>
> 40 CFR part 62 is amended as follows: documents may be accessed at
> GSA's public that require the approval of the
>
> **PART 62---\[AMENDED\]** website at *http://www.gsa.gov/ftr.* Office
> of Management and Budget under
>
> **DATES:** *Effective Date:* October 20, 2005. 44 U.S.C. 3501, *et
> seq.*
>
> 1\. The authority citation for part 62 *Applicability Date:* FTR Part
> 301--10,
>
> continues to read as follows: § 301--10.310, as amended by this rule,
> **E. Small Business Regulatory**
>
> **Enforcement Fairness Act**
>
> **Authority:** 42 U.S.C. 7401 *et seq.* is applicable for all travel
> performed on
>
> and after February 4, 2005. This final rule is also exempt from
>
> **Subpart W---Massachusetts FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:** The
> congressional review prescribed under 5
>
> 2\. Subpart W is amended by adding a Regulatory Secretariat (VIR),
> Room U.S.C. 801 since it relates solely to
>
> new § 62.5475 and a new undesignated 4035, GS Building, Washington,
> DC, agency management and personnel.
>
> center heading to read as follows: 20405, (202) 208--7312, for
> information **List of Subjects in 41 CFR Part 301--10**
>
> pertaining to status or publication
>
> **Air Emissions From Existing** schedules. For clarification of
> content, Government employees, Travel and
>
> **Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste** contact Ms. Umeki Gray
> Thorne, Office transportation expenses.
>
> **Incineration Units** of Governmentwide Policy, Travel Dated: May 27,
> 2005.
>
> Management Policy, at (202) 208--7636. **Stephen A. Perry,**
>
> **§ 62.5475 Identification of Plan---negative**
>
> **declaration.** Please cite FTR Amendment 2005--05, *Administrator of
> General Services.*
>
> FTR case 2005--303.
>
> On August 23, 2005, the For the reasons set forth in the
>
> Massachusetts Department of **SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:** preamble,
> under 5 U.S.C. 5701--5709,
>
> Environmental Protection submitted a **A. Background** GSA amends 41
> CFR part 301--10 as set
>
> letter certifying that there are no forth below:
>
> existing commercial and industrial solid This final rule amends the
> Federal
>
> waste incineration units in the State Travel Regulation (FTR) as
> follows: **PART 301--10---TRANSPORTATION**
>
>  Revises the table in § 301--10.302.
>
> subject to the emission guidelines under  Revises the section heading
> in **EXPENSES**
>
> part 60, subpart DDDD of this chapter. § 301--10.306 to clarify that
> an employee 1. The authority citation for 41 CFR
>
> \[FR Doc. 05--20985 Filed 10--19--05; 8:45 am\] may be reimbursed for
> use of a privately part 301--10 is revised to read as
>
> **BILLING CODE 6560--50--P** owned vehicle for round-trip travel
> follows:
>
> between the residence and office to a **Authority:** 5 U.S.C. 5707; 40
> U.S.C. 121(c);
>
> common carrier terminal, or from a 49 U.S.C. 40118, Office of
> Management and
>
> **GENERAL SERVICES** residence directly to a common carrier Budget
> Circular No. A--126, ''Improving the
>
> **ADMINISTRATION** terminal on travel requiring an Management and Use
> of Government
>
> overnight stay. Aircraft.'' Revised May 22, 1992.
>
> **41 CFR Part 301--10**  Revises § 301--10.310, by increasing **§
> 301--10.302 \[Amended\]**
>
> **\[FTR Amendment 2005--05; FTR Case 2005--** the current
> reimbursement rate of
>
> **303\]** \$0.270 per mile (when a GFA is 2. Amend § 301--10.302---
>
> available to an employee) to \$0.285 per a. In the table, in the
> second column,
>
> **RIN 3090--AI13** mile, and increasing the reimbursement in the first
> entry under the heading
>
> **Federal Travel Regulation;** rate of \$0.105 per mile (when a GFA is
> ''The distance between your origin and
>
> **Transportation Expenses;** assigned directly to an employee) to
> destination is'', by revising the first
>
> **Government-Furnished Automobiles** \$0.125. In consultation with the
> GSA entry to read ''As shown in paper or
>
> **(GFA)** Fleet, these rates are based on updated electronic standard
> highway mileage
>
> data reflecting agency costs to operate a guides, or the actual miles
> driven as
>
> **AGENCY:** Office of Governmentwide GFA. determined from odometer
> readings.'';
>
> Policy, General Services Administration **B. Executive Order 12866**
> and
>
> (GSA). b. In the table, in the second column,
>
> **ACTION:** Final rule. This is not a significant regulatory in the
> second entry under the heading
>
> action and, therefore, was not subject to ''The distance between your
> origin and
>
> **SUMMARY:** The General Services review under Section 6(b) of
> Executive destination is'', by revising the first
>
> Administration (GSA) is amending the Order 12866, Regulatory Planning
> and sentence to read ''As determined from
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> **Federal Register** / Vol. 70, No. 202 / Thursday, October 20, 2005 /
> Rules and Regulations **61047**
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> charts issued by the Federal Aviation replication competent forms of
> the 1918 Select Agents and Toxins Technical
>
> Administration (FAA).'' pandemic influenza virus containing Advisory
> Committee (ISATTAC). The
>
> 3\. Amend § 301--10.306 by revising any portion of the coding regions
> of all criteria used by the ISATTAC for
>
> the section heading to read as follows: eight gene segments have the
> potential reviewing the reconstructed 1918
>
> to pose a severe threat to public health pandemic influenza virus for
> inclusion
>
> **§ 301--10.306 What will I be reimbursed if**
>
> **authorized to use a POV instead of a taxi** and safety. on the
> select agent list were: degree of
>
> **between my residence and office to a DATES:** The interim final rule
> is effective pathogenicity, communicability, ease of
>
> **common carrier terminal, or from my** on October 20, 2005. Written
> comments dissemination, route of exposure,
>
> **residence directly to a common carrier** must be submitted on or
> before environmental stability, ease of
>
> **terminal on travel requiring an overnight** December 19, 2005.
> production, ability to genetically
>
> **stay? ADDRESSES:** Comments on the change to manipulate or alter,
> long-term health
>
> **§ 301--10.310 \[Amended\]** the list of HHS select agents and toxins
> effects, acute morbidity, acute mortality,
>
> should be marked ''Comments on the available treatment, status of
> immunity,
>
> 4\. Amend § 301--10.310 in paragraph reconstructed replication
> competent vulnerability of special populations, and
>
> \(a\) by removing ''vehicle'' and ''27.0 forms of the 1918 pandemic
> influenza the burden or impact on the health care
>
> cents'' and adding ''automobile'' and virus containing any portion of
> the system. Based on these criteria, the
>
> ''28.5 cents'' in its place, respectively; coding regions of all eight
> gene ISATTAC determined that the
>
> and by removing from paragraph (b) segments'' and mailed to: Centers
> for reconstructed 1918 pandemic influenza
>
> ''10.5 cents'' and adding ''12.5 cents'' in Disease Control and
> Prevention, virus could pose an immediate severe
>
> its place. Division of Select Agents and Toxins, threat to public
> health and safety if it is
>
> \[FR Doc. 05--20216 Filed 10--19--05; 8:45 am\] 1600 Clifton Rd., MS
> E--79, Atlanta, GA not safely and securely maintained.
>
> **BILLING CODE 6820--14--P** 30333. Comments may be e-mailed to:
> Further, the ISATTAC noted that the
>
> *SAPcomments@cdc.gov*. biological and molecular properties that
>
> **FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:** enabled the 1918 pandemic
> influenza
>
> **DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND** Mark Hemphill, Chief of Policy, virus to
> cause such widespread illness
>
> **HUMAN SERVICES** Division of Select Agents and Toxins, and death are
> not completely
>
> **Centers for Disease Control and** Centers for Disease Control and
> understood and that it is not known
>
> **Prevention** Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd., MS E--79, how virulent
> the reconstructed virus
>
> Atlanta, GA 30333. Telephone: (404) would be in the population today.
> In
>
> **42 CFR Part 73** 498--2255. making its determination, the ISATTAC
>
> **SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:** The considered both the historical data
>
> **Possession, Use, and Transfer of** complete coding sequence for the
> 1918 regarding the original 1918 pandemic
>
> **Select Agents and Toxins---** pandemic influenza A H1N1 virus has
> influenza virus and data from current in
>
> **Reconstructed Replication Competent** been recently identified
> (Taubenberger vitro and in vivo animal studies. The
>
> **Forms of the 1918 Pandemic Influenza** *et al.,* 2005, Nature, vol.
> 437, pp. 889-- apparent virulence of this virus,
>
> **Virus Containing Any Portion of the** 893). Scientists from the
> Centers for together with the fact that the level of
>
> **Coding Regions of All Eight Gene** Disease Control and Prevention
> together immunity in the general population and
>
> **Segments** with collaborators at Mount Sinai the ability of the
> virus to readily
>
> School of Medicine, NY, Armed Forces transmit among persons are
> unknown at
>
> **AGENCY:** Centers for Disease Control and Institute of Pathology,
> MD, and this time, makes it prudent to
>
> Prevention (CDC), Department of Health Southeast Poultry Research
> Laboratory, immediately regulate this virus as a
>
> and Human Services (HHS). U.S. Department of Agriculture, GA, select
> agent. Although studies with this
>
> **ACTION:** Interim final rule. reconstructed the 1918 pandemic virus
> can lead to significant public
>
> influenza virus by using reverse genetics health benefits for
> understanding
>
> **SUMMARY:** We are adding reconstructed to study the properties
> associated with pandemic influenza, improved
>
> replication competent forms of the 1918 its extraordinary virulence
> (Tumpey *et* diagnostics, and the development of
>
> pandemic influenza virus containing *al.*, Characterization of the
> more effective countermeasures, there
>
> any portion of the coding regions of all Reconstructed 1918 Spanish
> Influenza are also potential risks of the misuse of
>
> eight gene segments to the list of HHS Pandemic Virus, Science 2005
> 310: 77-- this agent for purposes of bioterrorism
>
> select agents and toxins. We are taking 80). With the publication of
> the as well as accidental release. Thus, if
>
> this action for several reasons. First the complete coding sequence,
> it will be misused, the 1918 pandemic influenza
>
> pandemic influenza virus of 1918--19 possible for other scientists
> with virus may pose a biological threat to
>
> killed up to 50 million people knowledge of reverse genetics public
> health and/or national security.
>
> worldwide, including an estimated technology to reconstruct the 1918
> The Public Health Security and
>
> 675,000 deaths in the United States. pandemic influenza virus at other
> Bioterrorism Preparedness and
>
> Also, the complete coding sequence for institutions. Response Act of
> 2002 (the Bioterrorism
>
> the 1918 pandemic influenza A H1N1 The pandemic influenza virus of
> Act) requires the regulation of each
>
> virus was recently identified, which 1918--19 killed up to 50 million
> people biological agent that has the potential to
>
> will make it possible for those with worldwide, including an estimated
> pose a severe threat to public health and
>
> knowledge of reverse genetics to 675,000 deaths in the United States.
> The safety. Congress recognized that a delay
>
> reconstruct this virus. In addition, the 1918 pandemic influenza
> virus' (H1N1) in the regulation of such biological
>
> first published study on a reconstructed most striking feature was the
> unusually agents was contrary to the public
>
> 1918 pandemic influenza virus high death rate among healthy adults
> interest by requiring in the Bioterrorism
>
> demonstrated the high virulence of this aged 15 to 34 years. The
> question of Act that the initial Select Agent
>
> virus in cell culture, embryonated eggs, whether the reconstructed
> 1918 regulations be promulgated as an
>
> and in mice relative to other human pandemic influenza virus should be
> interim final rule. Therefore, the
>
> influenza viruses. Therefore, we have regulated as a select agent was
> Secretary has determined that prior
>
> determined that the reconstructed considered by the Intragovernmental
> notice and opportunity for public
>
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