The Federal Register

Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993--Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.

Fri, Jul 11 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Notice is hereby given that, on May 21, 2008, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. (``CableLabs''), filed written notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing changes in its membership. The notifications were filed for the purpose of extending the Act's provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specified circumstances. Specifically, Cable Cable, Inc., Fenelon Falls,
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Ontario, CANADA, has been added as a party to this venture.

No other changes have been made in either the membership or planned activity of the group research project. Membership in this group research project remains open, and CableLabs intends to file additional written notifications disclosing all changes in membership.

On August 8, 1988, CableLabs filed its original notification pursuant

Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993--Interchangeable Virtual Instruments

Fri, Jul 11 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Notice is hereby given that, on June 2, 2008, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act'') Interchangeable Virtual Instruments Foundation, Inc. has filed written notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing changes in its membership. The notifications were filed for the purpose of extending the Act's provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specified circumstances. Specifically, TTi Ltd., Huntington, Cambridgeshire, UNITED KINGDOM has been added as a party to this venture.

No other changes have been made in either the membership or planned activity of the group research project. Membership in this group research project remains open, and Interchangeable Virtual Instruments Foundation, Inc. intends to file additional written notifications disclosing all changes in membership.

On May 29, 2001, Interchangeable Vir

Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993--International Association for

Fri, Jul 11 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Notice is hereby given that, on May 22, 2008, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), International Association for Continuing Education and Training (``IACET'') has filed written notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing (1) the name and principal place of business of the standards development organization and (2) the nature and scope of its standards development activities. The notifications were filed for the purpose of invoking the Act's provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specified circumstances.

Pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act, the name and principal place of business of the standards development organization is: International Association for Continuing Education and Training, McLean, VA. The nature and scope of IACET's standards development activities are: To create standards for the devel

Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993--National Floor Safety Institute

Fri, Jul 11 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Notice is hereby given that, on May 22, 2008, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), National Floor Safety Institute (``NFSI'') has filed written notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing (1) the name and principal place of business of the standards development organization and (2) the nature and scope of its standards development activities. The notifications were filed for the purpose of invoking the Act's provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specified circumstances.

Pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act, the name and principal place of business of the standards development organization is: National Floor Safety Institute, Southlake, TX. The nature and scope of NFSI's standards development activities are: Develop safety standards intended to provide preventative measures in all manner of pedestrian am

Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993--PXI Systems Alliance, Inc

Fri, Jul 11 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Notice is hereby given that, on June 4, 2008, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), PXI Systems Alliance, Inc. has filed written notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing changes in its membership. The notifications were filed for the purpose of extending the Act's provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specified circumstances. Specifically, Averna, Montreal, Quebec, CANADA has been added as a party to this venture. Also, National Technical
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Systems, Albuquerque, NM; and Amida Technology, Inc., Chung Ho, Taipei, TAIWAN have withdrawn as parties to this venture.

No other changes have been made in either the membership or planned activity of the group research project. Membership in this group research project remains open, and PXI Systems Alliance, Inc. intends to file additional written n

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Safe Drinking Water Act

Fri, Jul 11 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Notice is hereby given that on June 30, 2008, a proposed Consent Decree (the ``Decree'') in United States v. Town of Newburgh, New York, Civil Action
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No. 08 Civ. 5902 (SCR) was lodged with the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

In a complaint, filed simultaneously with the Decree, the United States alleged that, between 2005 and 2007, the drinking water system owned and operated by the Town of Newburgh (the ``Town'') violated the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. 300f, et seq., and its implementing regulations in several respects. First, the United States alleged that the Town repeatedly exceeded maximum contaminant levels for certain disinfectant byproducts, namely haloacetic acids. The United States further alleged that the Town failed to comply with an Administrative Order issued by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') requiring the Town to monitor drinking water quality and report the monitoring results to the Or

Notice of Settlement Agreement

Fri, Jul 11 2008 11:00:00 GMT

In accordance with Departmental Policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given of a proposed settlement agreement in In re Jack R. Bennett, to obtain injunctive relief and impose civil penalties against Jack R. Bennett for alleged violations of Clean Water Act sections 301(a) and 404, 33 U.S.C. 1311, 13411, by discharging fill material without a permit into wetlands adjacent to the Neuse River in Goldsboro, North Carolina.

The proposed Settlement Agreement resolves these allegations by requiring Jack R. Bennett to restore the impacted area and to pay a civil penalty. The Department of Justice will accept written comments relating to this proposed Settlement Agreement for thirty (30) days from the date of publication of this Notice. Please address comments to Neal I. Fowler, Assistant United States Attorney, United States Attorney's Office, Terry Sanford Federal Building, 310 New Bern Avenue, Suite 800, Raleigh, North Carolina 276011461, and refer to In re Jack R. Bennett, United States Dis

Inmate Work and Performance Pay Program: Reduction in Pay for Drug- and Alcohol-Related Disciplinary Offenses

Fri, Jul 11 2008 11:00:00 GMT

In this document, the Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) amends regulations on inmate work and performance pay to require that inmates receiving performance pay who are found through the disciplinary process (found in 28 CFR part 541) to have committed a level 100 or 200 series drugor alcoholrelated prohibited act will automatically have their performance pay reduced to maintenance pay level and will be removed from any assigned work detail outside the secure perimeter of the institution.

Intensive Confinement Center Program

Fri, Jul 11 2008 11:00:00 GMT

The Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) removes current rules on the intensive confinement center program (ICC). The ICC is a specialized program for nonviolent offenders combining features of a military boot camp with traditional Bureau correctional values. The Bureau will no longer be offering the ICC program (also known as Shock Incarceration or Boot Camp) to inmates as a program option. This decision was made as part of an overall strategy to eliminate programs that do not reduce recidivism.