Federal Register February 15, 2000 (Volume 65)

Agencies Publishing on February 15, 2000

Agriculture Department (4)
Commerce Department (12)
Defense Department (13)
Education Department (7)
Energy Department (12)
Environmental Protection Agency (14)
Federal Communications Commission (6)
Federal Reserve System (1)
Health and Human Services Department (6)
Homeland Security Department (4)
Housing and Urban Development Department (1)
Interior Department (8)
Labor Department (12)
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National Education Goals Panel (1)
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National Science Foundation (13)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (5)
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Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (1)
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (2)
Personnel Management Office (2)
Securities and Exchange Commission (6)
Surface Transportation Board (2)
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Trade Representative, Office of United States (2)
Transportation Department (10)
Veterans Affairs Department (7)

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > AMS Blueberry Promotion, Research, and Information Order; Referendum Procedures The purpose of this rule is to establish procedures which the Department of Agriculture (USDA or the Department) will use in conducting a referendum to determine whether the issuance of the proposed Blueberry Promotion, Research, and Information Orde...	Rule	Feb 15, 2000
Agriculture Department > AMS Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act: Increase in License and Complaint Filing Fees The Department of Agriculture (USDA) is proposing to amend the regulations under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA or Act) and the PACA Rules of Practice (other than formal disciplinary proceedings) to increase license and complaint f...	Proposed Rule	Feb 15, 2000
Agriculture Department > AMS Proposed Blueberry Promotion, Research, and Information Order This proposed rule would establish an industry-funded promotion, research, and information program for cultivated blueberries. A proposed program--the Blueberry Promotion, Research, and Information Order (Order)--was submitted to USDA by the North Am...	Proposed Rule	Feb 15, 2000
Agriculture Department > AMS United States Standards for Grades of Frozen Field Peas and Frozen Black-Eye Peas The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) is soliciting comments on its proposal to revise the United States Standards for Grades of Frozen Field Peas and Frozen Black-Eye Peas. Specifically, USDA is proposing t...	Notice	Feb 15, 2000

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NIST Announcing Approval of Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 186-2, Digital Signature Standard (DSS) The Secretary of Commerce approved Federal Information Processing Standard 186-2, Digital Signature Standard (DSS), which supersedes Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 186-1, Digital Signature Standard (DSS), FIPSs 186-2 expands FIPS 186-...	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Commerce Department > ITA Certain Hot-Rolled Lead and Bismuth Carbon Steel Products From the United Kingdom: Initiation and Preliminary Results of Changed-Circumstances Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, Intent To Revoke Orders and Rescind Administrative Reviews In response to a request from the petitioners, Ispat Inland Inc. and Republic Technologies International LLC, that the Department of Commerce revoke the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on hot-rolled lead and bismuth carbon steel products f...	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Commerce Department > ITA Chrome-Plated Lug Nuts From Taiwan; Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review On October 12, 1999, the Department of Commerce ("the Department") published the preliminary results of administrative review of the antidumping duty order on chrome-plated lug nuts from Taiwan. See Chrome-Plated Lug Nuts From Taiwan; Preliminary Res...	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Commerce Department > ECSA Customer Satisfaction Survey The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on a proposed information collection, as required by the...	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Commerce Department > ITA Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Silicon Metal From Brazil On August 9, 1999, the Department of Commerce ("the Department") published the preliminary results of administrative review of the antidumping duty order on silicon metal from Brazil. This review covers four manufacturers/exporters of silicon metal f...	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Trawling in Steller Sea Lion Critical Habitat in the Central Aleutian District of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands NMFS is prohibiting trawling within Steller sea lion critical habitat in the Central Aleutian District of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary because the 2000 critical habitat percentage of the interim...	Rule	Feb 15, 2000
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Spiny Dogfish Fishery Management Plan NMFS delays the effective date of a final rule published January 11, 2000, from February 10, 2000, until March 15, 2000. The final rule will implement approved management measures for the spiny dogfish fishery, as contained in the Spiny Dogfish Fishe...	Rule	Feb 15, 2000
Commerce Department > ITA Large Newspaper Printing Presses and Components Thereof, Whether Assembled or Unassembled, From Japan: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Partial Rescission of Administrative Reviews On October 12, 1999, the Department of Commerce published the preliminary results of the administrative reviews of the antidumping duty order on large newspaper printing presses and components thereof, whether assembled or unassembled, from Japan (64...	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Commerce Department > USBC National Employers Survey-(NES 2000) The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, a...	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Commerce Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Commerce Department > USBC Survey of Housing Starts, Sales, and Completions The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, a...	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Commerce Department > NOAA Tautog; Interstate Fishery Management Plans In accordance with the Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act of 1993 (Act), 16 U.S.C. 5101 et seq., the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) has determined that the State of Rhode Island is not in compliance with the Atlantic States Mari...	Notice	Feb 15, 2000

Defense Department

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department 36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Pub. L. 104-164 dated 21 July 1996.	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Defense Department 36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Pub. L. 104-164 dated 21 July 1996.	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Defense Department 36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of P.L. 104-164 dated 21 July 1996.	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Defense Department 36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Pub. L. 104-164 dated 21 July 1996.	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Defense Department > USAF Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) Subcommittee of the Air University Board of Visitors Meeting	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Defense Department > USAF Air University Board of Visitors Meeting	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Defense Department Meeting of the Advisory Panel To Assess the Capabilities for Domestic Response to Terrorist Attacks Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction This notice sets forth the schedule and summary agenda for the next meeting of the Panel to Assess the Capabilities for Domestic Reponse to Terrorist Attacks Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction. While a small portion of the meeting will be open to...	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Defense Department Proposed Collection; Comment Request In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Defense Finance and Accounting Service announces the proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited...	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Defense Department Proposed Collection; Comment Request In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Defense Finance and Accounting Service announces the proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited...	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Defense Department Proposed Collection; Comment Request In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Defense Finance and Accounting Service announces the proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited...	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Defense Department > USAF Proposed Collection; Comment Request Notice.	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Defense Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Notice.	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Defense Department Test Program for Negotiation of Comprehensive Small Business Subcontracting Plans The Department of Defense is amending its Test Program for Negotiation of Comprehensive Small Business Subcontracting Plans to update the regulatory cite reflected in the test program under "III. Program Requirements" for Defense Federal Acquisition...	Notice	Feb 15, 2000

Education Department

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Comprehensive Local Reform Assistance; Notice Inviting Applications From Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) in Montana and Oklahoma for New Awards With Fiscal Year (FY) 1999 and FY 2000 Funds Under the Goals 2000: Educate America Act	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Education Department Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program We amend the regulations governing the Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program (MSEIP) to conform them to statutory changes made to this program by the Higher Education Amendments of 1998 (1998 Amendments). These revisions make the regul...	Rule	Feb 15, 2000
Education Department Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests The Leader, Information Management Group, Office of the Chief Information Officer, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Education Department Office of Postsecondary Education, U.S. Department of Education Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2000 Under the Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Education Department Rehabilitation Short-Term Training The Secretary announces a final funding priority for FY 2000 and subsequent fiscal years under the Rehabilitation Short-Term Training program. The Secretary takes this action to support special seminars, institutes, workshops, and other short-term co...	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Education Department Rehabilitation Short-Term Training; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2000	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Education Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Leader, Information Management Group, Office of the Chief Information Officer invites comments on the submission for OMB review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.	Notice	Feb 15, 2000

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Algonquin Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Site Visit	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Energy Department > FERC CNG Transmission Corporation; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Energy Department > FERC Central Maine Power Company, Notice of Filing	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Energy Department > FERC Columbia Gulf Transmission Company; Notice of Change in Gas Tariff	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Energy Department > FERC Consolidated Edison, Inc. and Northeast Utilities, et al. Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Energy Department Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Rocky Flats This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Rocky Flats. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in t...	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Amendment of License and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Request for Extension of Time To Commence and Complete Project Construction and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Energy Department Office of Fossil Energy; Wessely Marketing Corporation, et al.; Orders Granting, Amending and Vacating Authorizations To Import and Export Natural Gas, Including Liquefied Natural Gas The Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy gives notice that it has issued Orders granting, amending and vacating natural gas, including liquefied natural gas, import and export authorizations. These Orders are summarized in the att...	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Energy Department Office of Science; High Energy Physics Advisory Panel This notice announces a meeting of the High Energy Physics Advisory Panel (HEPAP). Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92- 463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register.	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Energy Department > FERC Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Company, Southwest Gas Storage Company, Trunkline Gas Company and Trunkline LNG Company; Notice of Filing	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Energy Department > FERC Yadkin, Inc.; Notice of Public Meeting	Notice	Feb 15, 2000

Environmental Protection Agency

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Community Water System Survey In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to submit the following proposed Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB): Information Coll...	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Environmental Protection Agency Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Trade Secret Claims for Community Right-to-Know and Emergency Planning (EPCRA Section 322) In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that the following Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Trade Se...	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans- State: Approval of Revisions to Kentucky State Implementation Plan EPA is approving a revision to the Jefferson County portion of the Kentucky State Implementation Plan (SIP) to allow the Air Pollution Control District of Jefferson County (APCDJC) to issue Federally enforceable district origin operating permits (FED...	Rule	Feb 15, 2000
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plan State: Approval of Revisions to the Kentucky State Implementation Plan; The EPA proposes to approve the State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Air Pollution Control District of Jefferson County through the Kentucky Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Cabinet for the purpose of establishing a...	Proposed Rule	Feb 15, 2000
Environmental Protection Agency Meeting of the Small Community Advisory Subcommittee The Small Community Advisory Subcommittee will meet on March 2 and 3, 2000, in Dallas, TX. The Small Community Advisory Subcommittee was established by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as a standing subcommittee of the Local Government Adviso...	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Environmental Protection Agency Microbial and Disinfectants/Disinfection Byproducts Advisory Committee; Meeting Cancellation Notice	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Environmental Protection Agency National Drinking Water Advisory Council Contaminant Candidate List and 6-Year Review of Existing Regulations Working Group; Notice of Open Meeting Notice.	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Environmental Protection Agency Notice of Open Meeting of The Environmental Financial Advisory Board on March 7-8, 2000	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Environmental Protection Agency Notice of Open Meeting of the Environmental Financial Advisory Board Cost-Effective Environmental Management Workgroup, March 6, 2000	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Environmental Protection Agency Notice of Proposed Purchaser Agreement Pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as Amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act In accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 ("CERCLA"), 42 U.S.C. 9601-9675, notice is hereby given that a proposed purch...	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Environmental Protection Agency Regulatory Reinvention (XL) Pilot Projects EPA is requesting comments on a proposed Project XL Final Project Agreement (FPA) for International Paper, U.S.A. (hereafter "International Paper"). The FPA is a voluntary agreement developed collaboratively by International Paper, the State of Maine...	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Environmental Protection Agency Regulatory Reinvention (XL) Pilot Projects EPA is today requesting comments on a draft Project XL Final Project Agreement (FPA) for United States Postal Service (USPS).	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Environmental Protection Agency Science Advisory Board; Meeting Cancellation Notice; Open Meeting Notice; Notice of Meeting Changes	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Environmental Protection Agency Superfund Probabilistic Risk Assessment to Characterize Uncertainty and Variability The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has developed and is requesting public comment on a draft guidance entitled "Risk Assessment Guidance for Superfund Volume 3 Part A: Process for Conducting Probabilistic Risk Assessment (RAGS 3A)." It is avai...	Notice	Feb 15, 2000

Federal Communications Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Amendment of List of Major Television Markets and Their Designated Communities This document requests comment on a proposal to amend the Commission's rules which list the major television markets and their designated communities by adding the communities of Merced and Porterville, California to the hyphenated market of Fresno-V...	Proposed Rule	Feb 15, 2000
Federal Communications Commission Creation of Low Power Radio Service This document establishes rules authorizing the operation of two new classes of low power FM (LPFM) radio stations. LP100 stations will operate at a maximum power of 100 watts and LP10 stations at a maximum power of 10 watts. The LPFM service will pr...	Rule	Feb 15, 2000
Federal Communications Commission Notice of Public Information Collection(s) being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s), as required by th...	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Federal Communications Commission Revision of Broadcast and Cable EEO Rules and Policies This document adopts new broadcast Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) rules and policies and amends its cable EEO rules and policies. The document retains the existing ban on discrimination and promulgates recruitment-oriented outreach rules. The EEO...	Rule	Feb 15, 2000
Federal Communications Commission Separate Pleadings for Petitions for Forbearance This document amends the Commission's rules to require that any petition for forbearance submitted under section 10(c) of the Communications Act, as amended (Act), 47 U.S.C. 160(c), be filed as a separate pleading and be captioned as a petition for f...	Rule	Feb 15, 2000
Federal Communications Commission Sunshine Act Meeting The Commission will consider revisions to its rules governing telecommunications services for individuals with hearing and speech disabilities. 2 Common Carrier, Cable Services, Engineering and Technology, Title: Inquiry Concerning International, and...	Notice	Feb 15, 2000

Federal Reserve System

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies	Notice	Feb 15, 2000

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > HRSA Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Comment Request	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Health and Human Services Department > HRSA Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Health and Human Services Department Annual Update of the HHS Poverty Guidelines This notice provides an update of the HHS poverty guidelines to account for last (calendar) year's increase in prices as measured by the Consumer Price Index.	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Health and Human Services Department > CDC CDC Advisory Committee on HIV and STD Prevention: Meeting.	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Draft “Guidance for Reviewers: Potency Limits for Standardized Dust Mite and Grass Allergen Vaccines: A Revised Protocol;” Availability The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft document entitled "Guidance for Reviewers: Potency Limits for Standardized Dust Mite and Grass Allergen Vaccines: A Revised Protocol" dated January, 2000. The draft guid...	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Health and Human Services Department Notice of a Meeting of the National Bioethics Advisory Commission (NBAC) Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice is given of a meeting of the National Bioethics Advisory Commission. The Commission will discuss its ongoing projects: (a) ethical issues in int...	Notice	Feb 15, 2000

Homeland Security Department

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations This interim rule lists communities where modification of the base (1% annual chance) flood elevations is appropriate because of new scientific or technical data. New flood insurance premium rates will be calculated from the modified base flood eleva...	Rule	Feb 15, 2000
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Drawbridge Operation Regulations: Norwalk River, CT The Commander, First Coast Guard District, has issued a temporary deviation from the drawbridge operation regulations for the Washington Street S136 Bridge, mile 0.0, across the Norwalk River at Norwalk, Connecticut. This deviation from the regulatio...	Rule	Feb 15, 2000
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Final Flood Elevation Determinations Base (1% annual chance) flood elevations and modified base flood elevations are made final for the communities listed below. The base flood elevations and modified base flood elevations are the basis for the floodplain management measures that each c...	Rule	Feb 15, 2000
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations Technical information or comments are requested on the proposed base (1% annual chance) flood elevations and proposed base flood elevation modifications for the communities listed below. The base flood elevations are the basis for the floodplain mana...	Proposed Rule	Feb 15, 2000

Housing and Urban Development Department

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Redelegation of Authority for Review and Approval or Disapproval of PHA Plans In this notice, the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing redelegates the authority for review and approval or disapproval of the 5-year Plans and Annual Plans of a public housing agencies (PHAs) under 24 CFR part 903, and conducting all...	Notice	Feb 15, 2000

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > OSM Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Fee Collection and Coal Production Reporting on the OSM-1 Form We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) propose to amend our regulations governing Abandoned Mine Land (AML) reclamation fee reporting to allow for the electronic filing of the information required on the OSM-1 Form.	Proposed Rule	Feb 15, 2000
Interior Department > BLM Coal Lease Exploration License, WY Pursuant to section 2(b) of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended by section 4 of the Federal Coal Leasing Amendments Act of 1976, 90 Stat. 1083, 30 U.S.C. 201(b), and to the regulations adopted at 43 CFR 3410, all interested parties are hereby...	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Interior Department > BIA Distribution of Fiscal Year 2000 Indian Reservation Roads Funds We are issuing a temporary rule requiring that we distribute one-half of the Fiscal Year 2000 Indian Reservation Roads (IRR) funds to projects on or near Indian reservations using the Relative Need Formula adopted in 1993. We are also requesting comm...	Rule	Feb 15, 2000
Interior Department > FWS Endangered and Threatened Species Permit Application Notice of receipt of application.	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Interior Department > FWS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reopening of the Comment Period on the Proposed Rule To Remove the Northern Populations of the Tidewater Goby From the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), provide notice of the reopening of the comment period for the proposed delisting of the northern populations of the tidewater goby (Eu...	Proposed Rule	Feb 15, 2000
Interior Department > BOR Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces that the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) is seeking an extension of the following information collection: Diversions, Return Flow, and Consumptive Use of Colorado River...	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Interior Department > NPS National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Interior Department > BLM Public Meeting Notice is hereby given that the Bureau of Land Management will convene a Public Meeting to discuss a proposed ranch in the community of Trona, California on March 8, 2000 from 7:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. in the Trona High School Library. The purpose of th...	Notice	Feb 15, 2000

Labor Department

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > ETA Glenoit Corporation, Jacksboro, Tennessee; Notice of Negative Determination on Reconsideration	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Labor Department > ETA Great American Knitting Mills, Bally, Pennsylvania and Great American Knitting Mills, Pottstown, Pennsylvania; Notice of Termination of Investigation	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Labor Department > ETA Investigation Regarding Certifications of Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Labor Department > ETA Investigations Regarding Certifications of Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Labor Department > ETA Lawson Mardon Thermoplate Corporation, Piscataway, New Jersey; Notice of Termination of Investigation	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Labor Department > ETA Levi Strauss and Company, et al.; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for NAFTA-Transitional Adjustment Assistance	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Labor Department > ETA Levi Strauss and Company, et. al.; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Labor Department > ETA Notice of Determinations Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and NAFTA Transitional Adjustment Assistance	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Labor Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Labor Department > ETA Wagener Manufacturing Company, a Division of Foster Industries Incorporated, Wagener, South Carolina; Notice of Termination of Investigation	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Labor Department > ETA Wolverine Tube, Inc., Roxboro, North Carolina; Notice of Termination of Investigation	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Labor Department > ETA Wolverine Tube, Inc., Roxoboro, North Carolina; Notice of Termination of Investigation	Notice	Feb 15, 2000

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National Education Goals Panel

Title	Type	Published
National Education Goals Panel Meeting This notice sets forth the date and location of a forthcoming meeting of the National Education Goals Panel. This notice also describes the functions of the Panel.	Notice	Feb 15, 2000

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National Science Foundation

Title	Type	Published
National Science Foundation Advisory Panel for Economics, Decision and Management Sciences; Notice of Meeting	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
National Science Foundation Advisory Panel for Economics, Decision, and Management Sciences; Notice of Meeting	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
National Science Foundation Advisory Panel for Methods, Cross-Directorate, and Science and Society; Notice of Meeting	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
National Science Foundation Advisory Panel for Neuroscience; Notice of Meeting	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
National Science Foundation Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering; Notice of Meeting	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
National Science Foundation National Science Board; Nominations for Membership	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
National Science Foundation Special Emphasis Panel in Civil and Mechanical Systems; Notice of Meeting	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
National Science Foundation Special Emphasis Panel in Civil and Mechanical Systems; Notice of Meeting	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
National Science Foundation Special Emphasis Panel in Design, Manufacturing, and Industrial Innovation; Notice of Meeting	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
National Science Foundation Special Emphasis Panel in Mathematical Sciences; Notice of Meeting	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
National Science Foundation Special Emphasis Panel in Physics; Notice of Meeting	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
National Science Foundation Special Emphasis Panel in Physics; Notice of Meeting	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
National Science Foundation Special emphasis Panel in Civil and Mechanical Systems; Notice of Meeting	Notice	Feb 15, 2000

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Designation of Presiding Officer	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
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	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Northeast Nuclear Energy Company (Millstone Nuclear Power Station, Unit No. 3; Facility Operating License NPF-49); Notice of Hearing	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Northern States Power Company; Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant; Notice of Consideration of Approval of Transfer of Operating Authority Under Facility Operating License and Conforming Amendment, and Opportunity for a Hearing	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Northern States Power Company; Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2, and Prairie Island Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation; Notice of Consideration of Approval of Transfer of Operating Authority Under Facility Operating Licenses and Materials License and Conforming Amendments, and Opportunity for a Hearing	Notice	Feb 15, 2000

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Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission

Title	Type	Published
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission Rules of Procedure On February 19, 1999 the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission issued a final rule amending its rules of procedure to add a new Subpart H consisting of Sec. 2200.120 to 29 CFR. 64 FR 8243. In that section the Commission established a manda...	Rule	Feb 15, 2000

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

Title	Type	Published
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Valuing Benefits The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's regulation on Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans prescribes interest assumptions for valuing benefits under terminating single-employer plans. This final rule amends the regulation to adopt intere...	Rule	Feb 15, 2000
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Interest Assumption for Determining Variable-Rate Premium; Interest Assumptions for Multiemployer Plan Valuations Following Mass Withdrawal This notice informs the public of the interest rates and assumptions to be used under certain Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation regulations. These rates and assumptions are published elsewhere (or are derivable from rates published elsewhere), but...	Notice	Feb 15, 2000

Personnel Management Office

Title	Type	Published
Personnel Management Office Excepted Service This gives notice of positions placed or revoked under Schedules A and B, and placed under Schedule C in the excepted service, as required by Civil Service Rule VI, Exceptions from the Competitive Service.	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Personnel Management Office Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee Open Committee Meetings	Notice	Feb 15, 2000

Securities and Exchange Commission

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Proposed Collection; Comment Request	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Stock Exchange , Inc.; Order Granting Approval to Proposed Rule Change Relating to Access to an After-Hours Trading Session	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change by the Pacific Exchange, Inc. Relating to Statistical Reports Provided to Market Makers	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Order Granting Approval to Proposed Rule Change by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Relating to Amendments to the Public Disclosure Program	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Securities and Exchange Commission Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Securities and Exchange Commission Wellness Universe, Inc.; Order of Suspension of Trading	Notice	Feb 15, 2000

Surface Transportation Board

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Canadian National Railway Company, Grand Trunk Western Railroad Incorporated, Illinois Central Railroad Company, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation, and the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company; Common Control Pursuant to 49 CFR 1180.4(b), Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation (BNSFC) and The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSFR),\1\ and Canadian National Railway Company (CNR), Grand Trunk Western Railroad Incorporated (GTW), and Illi...	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
DOT, STB Ellis County Rural Rail Transportation District-Construction and Operation Exemption-Ellis County, TX Under 49 U.S.C. 10502, the Board conditionally exempts from the prior approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. 10901 the construction and operation by Ellis County Rural Rail Transportation District of a 4.8- mile line of railroad in Ellis County, TX.	Notice	Feb 15, 2000

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Trade Representative, Office of United States

Title	Type	Published
Trade Representative, Office of United States Generalized System of Preferences; Imports Statistics Relating to Competitive Need Limitations; Invitation for Public Comment The Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC) is informing the public of interim 1999 import statistics relating to Competitive Need Limitations (CNL) under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program. The TPSC also invites public comments by 5:00...	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Trade Representative, Office of United States Practices of the Government of Canada and of the Province of Ontario Regarding Measures Affecting Tourism and Sport Fishing The United States Trade Representative (USTR) has conducted an investigation initiated under section 302(a) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (the Trade Act) (19 U.S.C. 2412(a)), with respect to certain acts, policies and practices of the Governme...	Notice	Feb 15, 2000

Transportation Department

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Transportation Department > FAA Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for extension of cur...	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A319, A320, and A321 Series Airplanes This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Airbus Model A319, A320, and A321 series airplanes. This proposal would require repetitive inspections of the sliding tube subassembly on the main...	Proposed Rule	Feb 15, 2000
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter France Model SE 3130, SA 3180, SE 313B, SA 318B, and SA 318C Helicopters This amendment supersedes an existing airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to Eurocopter France Model SE 3130, SA 3180, SE 313B, SA 318B, and SA 318C helicopters, that currently requires visual inspections and modification, if necessary, of the h...	Rule	Feb 15, 2000
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; MD Helicopters Inc. Model 500N and 600N Helicopters This document publishes in the Federal Register an amendment adopting Emergency Priority Letter Airworthiness Directive (AD) 99-25- 08, which was sent previously to all known U.S. owners and operators of MD Helicopters Inc. (MDHI) Model 500N and 600N...	Rule	Feb 15, 2000
Transportation Department > MARAD Information Collection Available for Public Comments and Recommendations In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Maritime Administration's (MARAD) intentions to request approval for three years of an existing information collection entitled "Information to Determine Seamen's Reemp...	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Transportation Department > MARAD Information Collection Available for Public Comments and Recommendations In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Maritime Administration's (MARAD) intentions to request approval for three years of an existing information collection titled "Monthly Report of Ocean Shipments Moving...	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Transportation Department > FAA Notice of Intent to Rule on Application 00-03-C-00-MDT to Impose and Use the Revenue from a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Harrisburg International Airport, Middletown, PA The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the application to impose and use the revenue from a PFC at Harrisburg International Airport under the provisions of the Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the Omnibu...	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Transportation Department > NHTSA Reports, Forms and Record Keeping Requirements; Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and commen...	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Transportation Department > NHTSA Reports, Forms and Record Keeping Requirements; Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comme...	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Transportation Department > FRA Use of Locomotive Horns at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings On January 13, 2000, FRA published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on the Use of Locomotive Horns at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings (Docket No. FRA-1999-6439). On the same date FRA released a Draft Environmental Assessment (DEIS) (Docket No. FRA...	Proposed Rule	Feb 15, 2000

Veterans Affairs Department

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Veterans Affairs Department Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C., 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs, has submitted the collection of information abstracted belo...	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Veterans Affairs Department Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C., 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs, has submitted the collection of information abstracted belo...	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Veterans Affairs Department Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C., 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Department of Veterans Affairs, has submitted the collection of information abstracted below...	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Veterans Affairs Department Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C., 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs, has submitted the collection of information abstracted belo...	Notice	Feb 15, 2000
Veterans Affairs Department Board of Veterans' Appeals: Rules of Practice-Subpoenas The Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) adjudicates appeals from denials of claims for veterans' benefits filed with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). This document proposes to amend the Board's Rules of Practice to clarify certain procedures r...	Proposed Rule	Feb 15, 2000
Veterans Affairs Department Cash Value for National Service Life Insurance (NSLI) Term Capped Policies This document proposes to amend the Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA) regulations, regarding National Service Life Insurance (NSLI) and Veterans Special Life Insurance (VSLI) by providing cash values for NSLI and VSLI term capped policies and furt...	Proposed Rule	Feb 15, 2000
Veterans Affairs Department National Service Life Insurance This document amends the Department of Veterans Affairs regulations regarding payments of premiums for National Service Life Insurance. We are revising provisions for purposes of clarity and making other non-substantive changes.	Rule	Feb 15, 2000

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