This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains notices to the public of the proposed

issuance of rules and regulations. The

purpose of these notices is to give interested

persons an opportunity to participate in the

rule making prior to the adoption of the final

rules.

Proposed Rules Federal Register

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Vol. 70, No. 181 

Tuesday, September 20, 2005 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

7 CFR Part 319 

[Docket No. 03–016–2] 

Cut Flowers From Countries With 

Chrysanthemum White Rust 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of a 

comment period. 

SUMMARY: We are reopening the 

comment period for our proposed rule 

that would amend the cut flowers 

regulations to establish specific 

requirements for the importation of cut 

flowers that are hosts of chrysanthemum 

white rust (CWR) from countries where 

the disease is known to occur. We also 

proposed to amend the nursery stock 

regulations to update lists of countries 

where CWR is known to occur. This 

action will allow interested persons 

additional time to prepare and submit 

comments. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on Docket No. 03–016– 

1 on or before October 21, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

• EDOCKET: Go to http:// 

www.epa.gov/feddocket to submit or 

view public comments, access the index 

listing of the contents of the official 

public docket, and to access those 

documents in the public docket that are 

available electronically. Once you have 

entered EDOCKET, click on the ‘‘View 

Open APHIS Dockets’’ link to locate 

Docket No. 03–016–1. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Please send four copies of your 

comment (an original and three copies) 

to Docket No. 03–016–1, Regulatory 

Analysis and Development, PPD, 

APHIS, Station 3C71, 4700 River Road 

Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. 

Please state that your comment refers to 

Docket No. 03–016–1. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and follow 

the instructions for locating Docket No. 

03–016–1 and submitting comments. 

Reading Room: You may read any 

comments that we receive on Docket 

No. 03–016–1 in our reading room. The 

reading room is located in room 1141 of 

the USDA South Building, 14th Street 

and Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC. Normal reading room 

hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except holidays. To be 

sure someone is there to help you, 

please call (202) 690–2817 before 

coming. 

Other Information: You may view 

APHIS documents published in the 

Federal Register and related 

information on the Internet at http:// 

www.aphis.usda.gov/ppd/rad/ 

webrepor.html. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Sharon Porsche, Import Specialist, 

Commodity Import Analysis and 

Operation, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River 

Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737– 

1231; (301) 734–5281. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 7, 

2005, we published in the Federal 

Register (70 FR 39194–39199, Docket 

No. 03–016–1) a proposal to amend the 

cut flowers regulations to establish 

specific requirements for the 

importation of cut flowers that are hosts 

of chrysanthemum white rust (CWR) 

from countries where the disease is 

known to occur. We also proposed to 

amend the nursery stock regulations to 

update lists of countries where CWR is 

known to occur. 

Comments on the proposed rule were 

required to be received on or before 

September 6, 2005. We are reopening 

the comment period on Docket No. 03– 

016–1 until October 21, 2005, an 

additional 45 days from the original 

close of the comment period. This 

action will allow interested persons 

additional time to prepare and submit 

comments. We will also consider all 

comments received between September 

7, 2005 (the day after the close of the 

original comment period) and the date 

of this notice. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 13th day of 

September 2005. 

W. Ron DeHaven, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 05–18604 Filed 9–19–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

10 CFR Part 72 

RIN 3150–AH77 

List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage 

Casks: Standardized NUHOMS–32PT, 

–24PHB, and –24PTH Revision 8 

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) is proposing to 

amend its regulations revising the 

Transnuclear, Inc., Standardized 

NUHOMS System listing within the 

‘‘List of approved spent fuel storage 

casks’’ to include Amendment No. 8 to 

Certificate of Compliance Number (CoC 

No.) 1004. Amendment No. 8 to the 

Standardized NUHOMS System CoC 

would add a new spent fuel storage and 

transfer system, designated the 

NUHOMS–24PTH System, and modify 

the NUHOMS–32PT and –24PHB dry 

shielded canister designs. 

DATES: Comments on the proposed rule 

must be received on or before October 

20, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any one of the following methods. 

Please include the following number 

(RIN 3150–AH77) in the subject line of 

your comments. Comments on 

rulemakings submitted in writing or in 

electronic form will be made available 

for public inspection. Because your 

comments will not be edited to remove 

any identifying or contact information, 

the NRC cautions you against including 

personal information such as social 

security numbers and birth dates in 

your submission. 

Mail comments to: Secretary, U.S. 

Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 

Washington, DC 20555–0001, ATTN: 

Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff. 

E-mail comments to: SECY@nrc.gov. If 

you do not receive a reply e-mail 

confirming that we have received your