Federal Register December 30, 1999 (Volume 64)

Agencies Publishing on December 30, 1999

Agriculture Department (6)
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (1)
Civil Rights Commission (1)
Commerce Department (13)
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (1)
Defense Department (2)
Education Department (5)
Energy Department (30)
Environmental Protection Agency (10)
Federal Communications Commission (13)
Federal Reserve System (3)
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (1)
Health and Human Services Department (19)
Homeland Security Department (1)
Housing and Urban Development Department (1)
Interior Department (6)
International Trade Commission (7)
Justice Department (8)
Labor Department (2)
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Management and Budget Office (1)
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National Science Foundation (4)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (4)
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Panama Canal Commission (1)
Securities and Exchange Commission (2)
State Department (1)
Surface Transportation Board (1)
Transportation Department (18)
Treasury Department (2)
Veterans Affairs Department (1)

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > NRCS Departee Creek Watershed, Independence and Jackson Counties, Arkansas Kalven L. Trice, responsible Federal official for projects administered under the provisions of Public Law 83-566, 16 U.S.C. 1001- 1008, in the State of Arkansas, is hereby providing notification that a Record of Decision to proceed with the installa...	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Agriculture Department > FNS Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations: Disqualification Penalties for Intentional Program Violations The Food and Nutrition Service is amending Food Distribution Program regulations in response to an audit recommendation by the Department of Agriculture's Office of Inspector General. The changes are intended to improve program integrity and promote...	Rule	Dec 30, 1999
Agriculture Department > CSREES Higher Education Challenge Grants Program for Fiscal Year 2000; Request for Proposals and Request for Input; Correction Notice In notice document published in the issue of Friday, December 17, 1999, (64 FR 242) the date to receive hand delivered proposals is erroneous. The due date for Form CSREES-711, ``Intent to Submit a Proposal,'' also is erroneous. This notice corrects...	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Agriculture Department > AMS Milk in the New England and Other Marketing Areas; Order Amending the Orders; Correction The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), USDA, published in the Federal Register of December 17, 1999, a final rule that implemented and modified a previous rule published in the Federal Register on September 1, 1999, which consolidated the current...	Rule	Dec 30, 1999
Agriculture Department > FS Oregon Coast Provincial Advisory Committee Meeting The Oregon Coast Provincial Advisory Committee (PAC) will meet on January 20, 2000, at the Hatfield Marine Science Center (Meeting Room #9), 2030 S. Marine Science Drive, Newport, Oregon. The meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. and continue until 4:00 p....	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Agriculture Department > FS Steamboat Resource Area, Idaho Panhandle National Forests, Shoshone County, Idaho The project area is approximately 27,000 acres in size, and is located in the Steamboat Creek basin (T50N, R2E, Sec. 1-6, 8-15; T50N, R3E, Sec. 5-8, 18; T51N, R1E, Sec. 24-26, 35-36; T51N, R23, Sec. 9-11, 13-36; T51N, R3E, Sec. 30-32; Boise Meridian)...	Notice	Dec 30, 1999

Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board

Title	Type	Published
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board Sunshine Act Meeting	Notice	Dec 30, 1999

Civil Rights Commission

Title	Type	Published
Civil Rights Commission Sunshine Act Meeting	Notice	Dec 30, 1999

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > EAB Chemical Weapons Convention Regulations On April 25, 1997, the United States ratified the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction, also known as the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC or Convention). This...	Rule	Dec 30, 1999
Commerce Department > NOAA Endangered and Threatened Species; Proposed Rule Governing Take of Threatened Snake River, Central California Coast, South/Central California Coast, Lower Columbia River, Central Valley California, Middle Columbia River, and Upper Willamette River Evolutionarily Significant Units (ESUs) of West Coast Steelhead Under section 4(d) of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) is required to adopt such regulations as he deems necessary and advisable for the conservation of species listed as threatened. This proposed ESA 4(d) rule...	Proposed Rule	Dec 30, 1999
Commerce Department > ITA Final Results of Expedited Sunset Review: New Steel Rail From Canada On June 1, 1999, the Department of Commerce (``the Department'') initiated a sunset review of the countervailing duty order on new steel rail from Canada (64 FR 29261) pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''). On...	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Commerce Department > ITA Final Results of Expedited Sunset Reviews: Industrial Belts From Germany, Italy, Singapore, and Japan On June 1, 1999, the Department of Commerce (``the Department'') initiated sunset reviews of the antidumping duty orders on industrial belts from Germany, Italy, Singapore, and Japan (64 FR 29261) pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930,...	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Commerce Department > ITA Final Results of Expedited Sunset Reviews: Sulfur Chemicals (Sodium Thiosulfate) From the United Kingdom, Germany, and the People's Republic of China On July 1, 1999, the Department of Commerce (``the Department'') initiated sunset reviews of the antidumping duty orders on sulfur chemicals (sodium thiosulfate) from the United Kingdom, Germany, and the People's Republic of China (64 FR 35588) pursu...	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Surf Clam and Ocean Quahog Fishery; Suspension of Minimum Surf Clam Size for 2000 NMFS informs the public that the minimum size limit of 4.75 inches (12.065 cm) for Atlantic surf clams is suspended for the 2000 fishing year. This action is taken under the authority of the Fishery Management Plan for the Atlantic Surf Clam and Ocea...	Rule	Dec 30, 1999
Commerce Department > ITA Industry Sector Advisory Committees (ISACs) 10 and 12 for Trade Policy Matters; Request for Nominations The Secretary of Commerce (Commerce) and the United States Trade Representative (USTR) are seeking nominations for appointment of environmental representatives to the Industry Sector Advisory Committee on Lumber and Wood Products (ISAC 10) and the In...	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Commerce Department > NOAA Marine Mammals; File No. 772#69-03 Notice is hereby given that the Southwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, 8604 La Jolla shores Drive, La Jolla, CA 92038 has been issued an amendment to scientific research Permit No. 1024 (File No. 772#69).	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Commerce Department > NOAA Marine Mammals; File Nos. 763-1534 and P624 Notice is hereby given that two applicants have applied in due form for a permit and permit amendment for purposes of scientific research. The National Zoological Park, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 20008-2598, wants a permit to import gr...	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Commerce Department > NOAA Marine Mammals; Permit No. 982 (File No. P254D) Notice is hereby given that Permit No. 982, issued to the Pacific Whale Foundation, 101 N. Kihei Road, Kihei, Maui, Hawaii 96753, was amended.	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Commerce Department > NOAA New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a 3-day public meeting on January 18, 19, and 20, 2000, to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).	Proposed Rule	Dec 30, 1999
Commerce Department > ITA Notice of Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Reviews In accordance with section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''), the Department of Commerce (``the Department'') is automatically initiating five-year (``sunset'') reviews of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders or sus...	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Commerce Department > NOAA Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan Regulations; Suspension of Effectiveness of Gear Marking Requirements for Northeast U.S. Fisheries On February 16, 1999, NMFS issued a final rule implementing the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan (ALWTRP). This suspends the gear marking requirements for northeast U.S. fisheries contained in that rule. The other provisions of that rule, inc...	Rule	Dec 30, 1999

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Title	Type	Published
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Applications of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange for Designation as a Contract Market in South Eastern, South Western and Western Oriented Strand Board Futures and Options The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME or Exchange) has applied for designation as a contract market in South Eastern Oriented Strand Board, South Western Oriented Strand Board and Western Oriented Strand Board futures and options. The proposals were s...	Notice	Dec 30, 1999

Defense Department

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USA ARMS Initiative Implementation Pursuant to Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given of the next meeting of the Armament Retooling and Manufacturing Support (ARMS) Executive Advisory Committee (EAC). The EAC charters the development of new and innovative methods to optimize the as...	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Defense Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Notice.	Notice	Dec 30, 1999

Education Department

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Bilingual Education: Teachers and Personnel Grants Notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2000.	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Education Department Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary EducationLearning Anytime Anywhere Partnerships (LAAP) (Preapplications and Applications); Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2000.	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Education Department Notice Inviting Applications for Designation as Eligible Institutions for fiscal year (FY) 2000 for the Strengthening Institutions, American Indian Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions and Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Programs	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Education Department Strengthening Institutions, American Indian Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities, and Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian- Serving Institutions Programs; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year 2000	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Education Department Student Financial Assistance We announce our intention to establish two negotiated rulemaking committees to prepare proposed regulations under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended. Each committee will include representatives of the interests that are signific...	Proposed Rule	Dec 30, 1999

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Algonquin Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Correction Filing	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Energy Department > FERC Aquenergy Systems, Inc.; Notice of Availability of Final Environmental Assessment	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Energy Department > FERC Central Illinois Light Company; QST Energy Trading Inc., Notice of Filing	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Energy Department > FERC Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation, Columbia Gulf Transmission Company; Notice of Filing	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Energy Department > FERC Delegations of Authority The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is amending regulations to revise delegations of authority and related provisions to reflect changes in the Commission's internal structure.	Rule	Dec 30, 1999
Energy Department > FERC Destin Pipeline Company, L.L.C.; Notice of Proposed Changes to FERC Gas Tariff	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Energy Department > FERC East Tennessee Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Energy Department > FERC El Paso Natural Gas Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Energy Department > FERC El Paso Natural Gas Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Energy Department > FERC Granite State Gas Transmission, Inc.; Notice of Pro Forma Filing	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Energy Department > FERC High Island Offshore System, L.L.C.; Notice of Compliance Filing	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Energy Department > FERC Interstate Power Company, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Energy Department > FERC Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.; Notice of Filing	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Energy Department > FERC K N Interstate Gas Transmission Co.; Notice of Reconciliation Filing	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Energy Department > FERC K N Interstate Gas Transmission Co.; Notice of Tariff Filing	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Energy Department > FERC Northern Border Pipeline Company; Notice of Amendment	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Amendment of License and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions To Intervene, Protests, and Additional Study Requests	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Application for Transfer of License and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Scoping Meetings and Site Visit and Soliciting Scoping Comments	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Transfer of Licenses and Soliciting Comments, Motions to Intervene, and Protests	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Energy Department Office of Financial Assistance Program Notice 00-09: Carbon Sequestration Research Program The Office of Biological and Environmental Research (OBER) of the Office of Science (SC), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), hereby announces its interest in receiving applications for research on Carbon Sequestration in the Terrestrial Biosphere and t...	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Energy Department > FERC PG&E Texas Pipeline, L.P.; Notice of Petition for Rate Approval	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Energy Department > FERC PG&E Texas Pipeline, L.P.; Notice of Petition for Rate Approval	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Energy Department > FERC PanEnergy Texas Intrastate Pipeline Company; Notice of Petition for Rate Approval	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Energy Department > FERC Southern California Edison; Notice of Southern California Edison's Request to use Alternative Procedures in Filing License Applications	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Energy Department > FERC Southern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Refund Report	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Energy Department > FERC Southwest Gas Storage Company; Notice of Compliance Filing	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Energy Department > FERC Sumas International Pipeline Inc.; Notice of Request for Waivers	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Energy Department > FERC Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company; Notice of Compliance Filing	Notice	Dec 30, 1999

Environmental Protection Agency

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Adequacy Status of the Santa Barbara County, California Submitted Ozone Attainment Plan for Transportation Conformity Purposes In this notice, EPA is notifying the public that we have found that the 1999 on-road mobile source emissions budgets specified in the submitted Santa Barbara County, California Ozone Attainment Plan (1998 Clean Air Plan) are adequate for conformity p...	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments EPA expressed environmental concerns with the proposed action due to potential significant impacts to water quality. sensitive fish habitat (Utah Bonneville cutthroat trout) and two regionally sensitive bird species. Also, we expressed concerns with...	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Environmental Protection Agency Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for the Analysis of Pollutants; Available Cyanide in Water This final rule amends the ``Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for the Analysis of Pollutants'' under section 304(h) of the Clean Water Act by adding Method OIA-1677: Available Cyanide by Flow Injection, Ligand Exchange, and Amperometry (hereaf...	Rule	Dec 30, 1999
Environmental Protection Agency Gulf of Mexico Program Policy Review Board Meeting. Under the Federal Advisory Act, Public Law 92-463, EPA gives notice of a meeting of the Gulf of Mexico Program (GMP) Policy Review Board (PRB).	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Environmental Protection Agency National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; National Priorities List The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposes to delete the Monticello Radioactive Contaminated Properties Site (Site), located in Monticello, Utah, from the National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL is the National Oil and Hazardous...	Proposed Rule	Dec 30, 1999
Environmental Protection Agency National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; National Priorities List The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 8, announces the deletion of the Monticello Radioactive Contaminated Properties Site (Site), located in Monticello, Utah, from the National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL is the National...	Rule	Dec 30, 1999
Environmental Protection Agency Notice of Proposed Administrative Settlement Pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as Amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act; South Bay Asbestos Superfund Site In accordance with Section 122(I) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (``CERCLA''), notice is hereby given that a proposed administrative cost rec...	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Environmental Protection Agency Proposed CERCLA Administrative Cost Recovery Settlement; The Pyridium Mercury Disposal Superfund Sites #1 & #2, Village of Harriman, Orange County, New York In accordance with Section 122(i) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act as amended (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9622(i), notice is hereby given of a proposed administrative settlement for recovery of past response co...	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Environmental Protection Agency State Program Requirements; Application To Administer the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Program; Maine The State of Maine has submitted a request for approval of the Maine Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (MEPDES) Program pursuant to Section 402 of the Clean Water Act. If EPA approves the MEPDES program, the State will administer this program, w...	Notice	Dec 30, 1999

Federal Communications Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Application by Bell Atlantic New York for Authorization Under Section 271 of the Communications Act To Provide In-Region, Inter-LATA Service in the State of New York In this document, the Commission grants Bell Atlantic's section 271 application for authority to enter the inter-LATA toll market in the state of New York. The Commission grants Bell Atlantic's application based on our conclusion that Bell Atlantic h...	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Federal Communications Commission Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service This document concerning the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service makes a procedural change to the new high-cost universal service support mechanism for non-rural carriers adopted in the High-Cost Methodology Order on October 21, 1999. The...	Rule	Dec 30, 1999
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Burnet, TX This document requests comments on a petition filed by Elgin Fm Limited Partnership proposing the allotment of Channel 240A at Burnet, Texas. The channel can be allotted to Burnet in compliance with the Commission's spacing requirements with a site r...	Proposed Rule	Dec 30, 1999
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Eldorado, TX This document requests comments on a petition filed by Schleicher County Radio proposing the allotment of Channel 293A at Eldorado, Texas. The channel can be allotted to Eldorado in compliance with the Commission's spacing requirements without a site...	Proposed Rule	Dec 30, 1999
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Gaviota, CA This document requests comments on a petition for rule making filed by Brian Costello, requesting the allotment of Channel 266A to Gaviota, California, as that locality's first local aural transmission service. Coordinates used for this proposal are...	Proposed Rule	Dec 30, 1999
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Hemet, CA This document requests comments on a petition for rule making filed on behalf of Arana Productions requesting the allotment of Channel 273A to Hemet, California, as that community's second local FM transmission service. As Hemet is located within 320...	Proposed Rule	Dec 30, 1999
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Holbrook, AZ This document requests comments on a petition for rule making filed on behalf of Navajo Broadcasting Company, Inc., licensee of Station KZUA-FM, Channel 221C1, Holbrook, Arizona, requesting the substitution of Channel 253C1 for Channel 221C1 at Holbr...	Proposed Rule	Dec 30, 1999
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Mertzon, TX This document requests comments on a petition filed by Schleicher County Radio proposing the allotment of Channel 266A at Mertzon, Texas. The channel can be allotted to Mertzon in compliance with the Commission's spacing requirements without a site r...	Proposed Rule	Dec 30, 1999
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Mojave, CA This document requests comments on a petition for rule making filed by Linda A. Davidson requesting the allotment of Channel 241A to Mojave, California, as that community's second local FM transmission service. As Mojave is located within 320 kilomet...	Proposed Rule	Dec 30, 1999
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Powers, MI This document requests comments on a petition filed by Lyle R. Evans proposing the allotment of Channel 297C3 at Powers, Michigan. The channel can be allotted to Powers in compliance with the Commission's spacing requirements without a site restricti...	Proposed Rule	Dec 30, 1999
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Simmesport, LA This document requests comments on a petition for rule making filed on behalf of C. Wayne Dowdy, requesting the allotment of Channel 287A to Simmesport, Louisiana, an incorporated community, as that locality's first local aural transmission service....	Proposed Rule	Dec 30, 1999
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Tallulah, LA This document requests comments on a petition for rule making filed by Joe Kool Broadcasting requesting the allotment of Channel 248A to Tallulah, Louisiana, as that community's second local FM transmission service. Coordinates used for this proposal...	Proposed Rule	Dec 30, 1999
Federal Communications Commission Satellite Delivery of Network Signals to Unserved Households for Purposes of the Satellite Home Viewer Act This document revises the rule applicable to the antenna and equipment testing procedure of the collection of field strength data to determine television broadcast signal intensity at individual locations. The action was taken in response to petition...	Rule	Dec 30, 1999

Federal Reserve System

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of Banks or Bank Holding Companies	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Federal Reserve System Notice of Proposals to Engage in Permissible Nonbanking Activities or to Acquire Companies that are Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking Activities	Notice	Dec 30, 1999

Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board

Title	Type	Published
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board Sunshine Act Meeting	Notice	Dec 30, 1999

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > SAMHSA Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Health and Human Services Department Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collections; Comment Request	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Health and Human Services Department > HCFA Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request.	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Health and Human Services Department > CDC, FDA, HCFA CLIA Program; Transfer of Clinical Laboratory Complexity Categorization Responsibility The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the Health Care Financing Administration (HFCA) are announcing that CDC is transferring the responsibility for the categorization of commercially market...	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Center For Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Draft ``Guidance for Industry: Precautionary Measures to Reduce the Possible Risk of Transmission of Zoonoses by Blood and Blood Products From Xenotransplantation Product Recipients and Their Contacts;'' Availability The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance document entitled ``Guidance for Industry: Precautionary Measures to Reduce the Possible Risk of Transmission of Zoonoses by Blood and Blood Products From Xenot...	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine; Notice of Meeting	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Notice of Closed Meeting	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Proposed Collection; Comment Request The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Proposed Collection; Comment Request, the Framingham Study	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Human Genome Research Institute; Notice of Closed Meeting	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases; Notice of Meeting of the Osteoarthritis InitiativeA Public- private Research Collaboration	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research; Notice of Closed Meetings	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; Notice of Closed Meetings	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; Notice of Closed Meetings	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; Notice of Closed Meeting	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Nursing Research; Notice of Meeting	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism; Notice of Closed Meetings	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Library of Medicine; Notice of Meetings	Notice	Dec 30, 1999

Homeland Security Department

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Random Drug Testing Rate for Covered Crewmembers The Coast Guard has set the calendar year 2000 minimum random drug testing rate at 50 percent of covered crewmembers. An evaluation of the 1998 Management Information System (MIS) data collection forms submitted by marine employers determined that ra...	Notice	Dec 30, 1999

Housing and Urban Development Department

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Housing and Urban Development Department Federal Property Suitable as Facilities to Assist the Homeless This Notice identifies unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal property reviewed by HUD for suitability for possible use to assist the homeless.	Notice	Dec 30, 1999

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Colorado: Filing of Plats of Survey	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Interior Department > MMS Establishing Oil Value for Royalty Due on Federal Leases The Minerals Management Service (MMS) is proposing further changes to its proposed rulemaking regarding the valuation, for royalty purposes, of crude oil produced from Federal leases. MMS is proposing to: eliminate MMS-published differentials; change...	Proposed Rule	Dec 30, 1999
Interior Department > FWS Migratory Bird Permits; Environmental Impact Statement on Resident Canada Goose Management; Notice The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service or we) is issuing this notice to invite public participation in the scoping process for preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for resident Canada goose management under the authority of the Migr...	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Meeting The Eastern Montana Resource Advisory Council will have a meeting January 27, 2000 at the BLM--Montana State Office Conference Room, 5001 Southgate Drive, Billings, Montana starting at 8:00 a.m. Primary agenda topics include the Lewis and Clark Bicen...	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Interior Department > BLM Temporary Closure of Selected Public Lands in La Paz County, AZ, During the Operation of the 2000 Whiplash Parker 400K/200K (kilometer) Desert Race(s) The Lake Havasu Field Office Manager announces the temporary closure of selected public lands under its administration in La Paz County, Arizona. This action is being taken to help ensure public safety and prevent unnecessary environmental degradatio...	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Interior Department > MMS Workshops on Further Supplementary Proposed RuleEstablishing Oil Value for Royalty Due on Federal Leases The Minerals Management Service (MMS) is giving notice of three public workshops concerning the further supplementary proposed rule.	Proposed Rule	Dec 30, 1999

International Trade Commission

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International Trade Commission Advice Concerning Possible Modifications to the U.S. Generalized System of Preferences On December 17, 1999, the Commission received a request from the United States Trade Representative (USTR) for an investigation under section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1332(g)) for the purpose of providing advice concerning possible...	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
International Trade Commission Certain Semiconductor Memory Devices and Products Containing Same; Notice of Decision To Extend the Deadline for Determining Whether to Review an Initial Determination Finding No Violation of Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined to extend by fourteen (14) days, or until January 27, 2000, the deadline for determining whether to review an initial determination (ID) finding no violation of sectio...	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
International Trade Commission Circular Welded Carbon Quality Line Pipe	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
International Trade Commission Coumarin From China The Commission hereby gives notice that it has instituted a review pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)) (the Act) to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty order on coumarin from China would be likely...	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
International Trade Commission Stainless Steel Bar From Brazil, India, Japan, and Spain The Commission hereby gives notice that it has instituted reviews pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)) (the Act) to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty orders on stainless steel bar from Brazil, In...	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
International Trade Commission Synthetic Indigo From China The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of the final phase of antidumping investigation No. 731-TA-851 (Final) under section 735(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1673d(b)) (the Act) to determine whether an industry in the United S...	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
International Trade Commission The Impact on the U.S. Economy of Including the United Kingdom in a Free Trade Arrangement with The United States, Canada, and Mexico Following receipt of a request on November 18, 1999, from the Senate Committee on Finance (Committee), the Commission instituted investigation No. 332-409, The Impact on the U.S. Economy of Including the United Kingdom in a Free Trade Arrangement wit...	Notice	Dec 30, 1999

Justice Department

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > DEA James Garvey Cavanagh, M.D. Revocation of Registration	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Justice Department > DEA Michael Alan Patterson, M.D., Grant of Restricted Registration	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Justice Department Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Air Act	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Justice Department Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Water Act	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Justice Department Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Justice Department Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Justice Department Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Justice Department Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records	Notice	Dec 30, 1999

Labor Department

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > OSHA Ergonomics Program; Corrections This document makes technical corrections in OSHA's proposed ergonomics program standard, which was published on November 23, 1999.	Proposed Rule	Dec 30, 1999
Labor Department Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Department of Labor The Department of Labor (Department), with the concurrence of the Office of Government Ethics (OGE), is issuing a final rule for employees of the Department that supplements the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch (Stan...	Rule	Dec 30, 1999

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Management and Budget Office

Title	Type	Published
Management and Budget Office Public Availability of Agency Inventories Under the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 105-270) (``FAIR Act'') The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) hereby announces that the FAIR Act Commercial Activities Inventories are now available to the public from the agencies listed below. The ``Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998'' (Pub. L. 105-270) (...	Notice	Dec 30, 1999

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National Science Foundation

Title	Type	Published
National Science Foundation Special Emphasis Panel for Geosciences: Notice of Meeting	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
National Science Foundation Special Emphasis Panel in Civil and Mechanical Systems; Notice of Meeting	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
National Science Foundation Special Emphasis Panel in Experimental & Integrative Activities; Notice of Meeting	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
National Science Foundation Special Emphasis Panel in Graduate Education; Notice of Meeting	Notice	Dec 30, 1999

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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Nuclear Regulatory Commission Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The NRC has recently submitted to OMB for review the following proposal for the collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). The NRC hereby informs potential respondents that an agency...	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Holtec International Issuance of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact Regarding the Request for Exemption From Requirements of 10 CFR Part 72 By letter dated October 26, 1995, as supplemented, and pursuant to 10 CFR Part 72, Holtec submitted an application to the NRC for a CoC for the HI-STORM 100 cask system. This application is currently under consideration by the NRC staff. The applicant is seeking Commission approval to procure materials for, and fabricate, three MPC-68 multi-purpose canisters, three HI-STORM 100 overpacks, and one HI-TRAC-125 transfer cask prior to the Commission's issuance of a CoC for the HI-STORM 100 cask system. The HI-STORM 100 system is intended for use under the general license provisions of Subpart K of 10 CFR Part 72 by NYPA at JAF in Oswego, New York. The applicant requests an exemption from the requirements of 10 CFR 72.234(c), which state that ``Fabrication of casks under the Certificate of Compliance must not start prior to receipt of the Certificate of Compliance for the cask model.'' The proposed action before the Commission is whether to approve fabrication, including material procurement, and whether to grant this exemption pursuant to 10 CFR 72.7.	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Nuclear Regulatory Commission In the Matter of Duke Energy Corporation (Oconee Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2, and 3); Exemption	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Notice of Withdrawal of Application for Amendment to Facility Operating License	Notice	Dec 30, 1999

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Panama Canal Commission

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Panama Canal Commission Repeal of the Panama Canal Commission's General Regulations and Shipping and Navigation Regulations This action repeals the Commission's public regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Subchapters B (General Regulations) and C (Shipping and Navigation) and discontinues the U.S. Government's responsibility for health, sanitation, postal...	Rule	Dec 30, 1999

Securities and Exchange Commission

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Securities and Exchange Commission Audit Committee Disclosure The Securities and Exchange Commission is adopting new rules and amendments to its current rules to require that companies' independent auditors review the companies' financial information prior to the companies filing their Quarterly Reports on Form...	Rule	Dec 30, 1999
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Order Approving Proposed Rule Change by the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. Amending the Exchange's Audit Committee Requirements and Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of Amendments No. 1 and No. 2 Thereto	Notice	Dec 30, 1999

State Department

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State Department Chemical Weapons Convention and the Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act of 1998; Taking of Samples; Recordkeeping and Inspections The Department of State is issuing this final rule to implement the provisions of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction, also known as the Chemical Weapons C...	Rule	Dec 30, 1999

Surface Transportation Board

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DOT, STB CSX Transportation, Inc.Trackage Rights ExemptionNorfolk Southern Railway Company	Notice	Dec 30, 1999

Transportation Department

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Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300 and A300-600 Series Airplanes This document proposes the supersedure of an existing airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Airbus Model A300 and A300-600 series airplanes, that currently requires repetitive inspections to detect cracks in Gear Rib 5 of the main landi...	Proposed Rule	Dec 30, 1999
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A319 and A321 Series Airplanes This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Airbus Model A319 and A321 series airplanes. This proposal would require replacement of the actuator of the ram air turbine (RAT) with a new actua...	Proposed Rule	Dec 30, 1999
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A330 and A340 Series Airplanes This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Airbus Model A330 and A340 series airplanes. This proposal would require repetitive inspections to detect cracking of the fuselage skin in the are...	Proposed Rule	Dec 30, 1999
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Standards; Crash Resistant Fuel Systems The FAA is withdrawing a previously published Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that proposed to amend the airworthiness standards for normal, utility, acrobatic, and commuter category airplanes. That notice proposed upgrades in the requirements f...	Proposed Rule	Dec 30, 1999
Transportation Department > FAA Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee Meeting This notice announces a public meeting of the FAA's Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee to discuss rotocraft issues.	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Transportation Department > FHWA Dedicated Short Range Communications In Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Commercial Vehicle Operations The FHWA proposes to amend its regulations to require use of the FHWA Specification for ``Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) for Commercial Vehicles'' as a provisional standard for Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) commercial vehicle...	Proposed Rule	Dec 30, 1999
Transportation Department > FHWA Environmental Impact Statement: Raleigh County, WV The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that it is revising the original notice of intent published in the Federal Register on August 28, 1997 (Volume 62, Number 167, Page 45695). The original notice stated that an environmental impact s...	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Transportation Department > FRA Extension of Comment Period; Petition for Grandfathering of Non- Compliant Equipment National Railroad Passenger Corporation	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Transportation Department > FHWA First Tier Environmental Impact Statement: Jackson, Lafayette, Saline, Pettis, Cooper, Boone, Callaway, Montgomery, Warren, Lincoln, and St. Charles Counties, Missouri The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that a First Tier environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared for proposed improvements to Interstate 70 in Jackson, Lafayette, Saline, Pettis, Cooper, Boone, Callaway, Montgomery, Warren...	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Transportation Department Lagos Airport Now Meets International Security Standards The Secretary of Transportation has now determined that Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, Nigeria, maintains and carries out effective security measures.	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Transportation Department > MARAD Matson Navigation CompanyApplication for Approval of a Proposed Ocean Freight Service under the Fourth Exception to Section 506 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as Amended.	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Transportation Department > NHTSA Passenger Automobile Average Fuel Economy Standards; Proposed Decision to Grant Exemption This proposed decision responds to a petition filed by DeTomaso Automobiles, Ltd. (DeTomaso) requesting that it be exempted from the generally applicable average fuel economy standard of 27.5 miles per gallon (mpg) for model years 2000 and 2001, and...	Proposed Rule	Dec 30, 1999
Transportation Department > RSPA Pipeline Safety: Areas Unusually Sensitive to Environmental Damage This proposed rule defines drinking water and ecological areas that are unusually sensitive to environmental damage if there is a hazardous liquid pipeline release. We refer to these areas as unusually sensitive areas (USAs). The proposed definition...	Proposed Rule	Dec 30, 1999
Transportation Department > FHWA Revision of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices; General Provisions, Markings, and Signals The MUTCD is incorporated by reference in 23 CFR part 655, subpart F, approved by the Federal Highway Administrator, and recognized as the national standard for traffic control on all public roads. The FHWA announced its intent to rewrite and reforma...	Proposed Rule	Dec 30, 1999
Interior Department > USBM, Transportation Department > FHWA Revision of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices; Temporary Traffic Control The MUTCD is incorporated by reference in 23 CFR part 655, subpart F, approved by the Federal Highway Administrator, and recognized as the national standard for traffic control on all public roads. The FHWA announced its intent to rewrite and reforma...	Proposed Rule	Dec 30, 1999
Transportation Department > FAA Small-Scale Rockets The FAA announces an on-line public forum on the Internet to solicit comments and information from the public on the regulation of launches of small-scale rockets. Based on information received, the FAA may initiate rulemaking to redefine the scope o...	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Transportation Department > FHWA Specialized Hauling Vehicle (SHV) Study The FHWA is announcing the initiation of a study required by Congress in the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA- 21). Section 1213(f) of the Act directs the Secretary to examine the economic, safety and infrastructure impacts of truc...	Notice	Dec 30, 1999
Transportation Department > FAA Standard Instrument Approach Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments This amendment establishes, amends, suspends, or revokes Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) for operations at certain airports. These regulatory actions are needed because of changes occurring in the National Airspace System, such as the...	Rule	Dec 30, 1999

Treasury Department

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Treasury Department > IRS General Revision of Regulations Relating to Withholding of Tax on Certain U.S. Source Income Paid to Foreign Persons and Related Collection, Refunds, and Credits; Revision of Information Reporting and Backup Withholding Regulations; and Removal of Regulations Under Parts 1 and 35a and of Certain Regulations Under Income Tax Treaties This document contains changes delaying the effective date to final regulations (TD 8734), which were published in the Federal Register of October 14, 1997, relating to the withholding of income tax on certain U.S. source income payments to foreign p...	Rule	Dec 30, 1999
Treasury Department > IRS Relief for Service in Combat Zone and for Presidentially Declared Disaster This document contains proposed regulations relating to the postponement of certain tax-related deadlines due either to service in a combat zone or a Presidentially declared disaster. The proposed regulations reflect changes to the law made by the Ta...	Proposed Rule	Dec 30, 1999

Veterans Affairs Department

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department Board of Veterans' Appeals: Rules of PracticeRevision of Decisions on Grounds of Clear and Unmistakable Error; Clarification This document amends the Rules of Practice of the Board of Veterans' Appeals governing the revision of Board decisions on the grounds of clear and unmistakable error. By this amendment, we clarify that, in the case of a Board decision on more than on...	Rule	Dec 30, 1999

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