Federal Register May 3, 2000 (Volume 65)

Agencies Publishing on May 3, 2000

Agency for International Development (3)
Agriculture Department (5)
Civil Rights Commission (1)
Commerce Department (10)
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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (1)
Education Department (3)
Energy Department (13)
Environmental Protection Agency (7)
Executive Office of the President (4)
Federal Communications Commission (3)
Federal Election Commission (1)
Federal Housing Finance Board (1)
Federal Reserve System (3)
General Services Administration (3)
Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation (1)
Health and Human Services Department (21)
Homeland Security Department (6)
Housing and Urban Development Department (1)
Interior Department (11)
International Trade Commission (1)
Justice Department (1)
Merit Systems Protection Board (2)
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities (2)
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National Institute for Literacy (1)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (2)
Personnel Management Office (2)
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Science and Technology Policy Office (1)
Securities and Exchange Commission (10)
Social Security Administration (1)
State Department (2)
Transportation Department (6)
Treasury Department (11)

Agency for International Development

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Agency for International Development Notice of Public Information Collection Requirements Submitted to OMB for Review U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has submitted the following information collections to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments regarding this information collection are bes...	Notice	May 03, 2000
Agency for International Development Notice of Public Information Collection Requirements Submitted to OMB for Review U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has submitted the following information collections to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments regarding this information collection are bes...	Notice	May 03, 2000

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Agency for International Development Draft Guidance on the Definition and Use of FY2000-Food for Peace Funds for Children Affected by HIV/AIDS Food for Peace Funds for Children Affected by HIV/AIDS; definition and use guidance	Notice	May 03, 2000

Agriculture Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > NASS Notice of Intent to Seek Approval to Conduct an Information Collection In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13) and Office of Management and Budget regulations at 5 CFR part 1320 (60 FR 44978, August 29, 1995), this notice announces the intent of the National Agricultural Statistics Servic...	Notice	May 03, 2000
Agriculture Department > NASS Notice of Intent to Extend and Revise a Currently Approved Information Collection In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13) and Office of Management and Budget regulations at 5 CFR part 1320 (60 FR 44978, August 29, 1995), this notice announces the intent of the National Agricultural Statistics Servic...	Notice	May 03, 2000

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > APHIS Availability of Draft Pest Risk Assessment for the Importation of Honeybees and Honeybee Germ Plasm from Australia We are advising the public that a draft pest risk assessment has been prepared by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service for the importation of honeybees and honeybee germ plasm from Australia. We are making this draft pest risk assessment av...	Notice	May 03, 2000

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > RHS Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) Inviting Applications for the Rural Community Development Initiative (RCDI); Correction The Rural Housing Service (RHS) corrects a notice published March 17, 2000 (65 FR 14525). This action is taken to correct the definition of "low-income community". Accordingly, the notice published March 17, 2000 (65 FR 14525), is corrected as follow...	Notice	May 03, 2000

Potatoes (Irish) grown in

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > AMS Irish Potatoes Grown in Certain Designated Counties in Idaho, and Malheur County, Oregon; Modification of Handling Regulations This interim final rule would relax pack requirements to allow handlers to ship U.S. No. 2 grade potatoes in one-piece 50-pound cartons to better meet buyer needs. Currently, only U.S. No. 1 and better grade potatoes can be shipped in cartons. The re...	Rule	May 03, 2000

Civil Rights Commission

Meetings; State advisory committees:

Title	Type	Published
Civil Rights Commission Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Connecticut Advisory Committee Connecticut	Notice	May 03, 2000

Commerce Department

Antidumping:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Synthetic Indigo From the People's Republic of China; Notice of Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value On December 14, 1999, the Department of Commerce published its preliminary determination of sales at less than fair value of synthetic indigo from the People's Republic of China. The period of investigation is October 1, 1998, through March 31, 1999....	Notice	May 03, 2000
Commerce Department > ITA Final Results of Full Sunset Review: Mechanical Transfer Presses From Japan On January 6, 2000, the Department of Commerce ("the Department") published in the Federal Register (65 FR 753) the preliminary results of the full sunset review of the antidumping duty order on mechanical transfer presses from Japan ("MTP") pursuant...	Notice	May 03, 2000
Commerce Department > ITA Extruded Rubber Thread From Malaysia: Notice of Amended Final Results of Administrative Review in Accordance With Final Court Decision On November 24, 1999, the U.S. Court of International Trade ("the Court") affirmed the Department of Commerce's ("the Department's") remand determination of the final results of the second (1993-1994) antidumping duty administrative review of extrude...	Notice	May 03, 2000
Commerce Department > ITA Extruded Rubber Thread From Malaysia: Notice of Amended Final Results of Administrative Review in Accordance With Final Court Decision On November 24, 1999, the U.S. Court of International Trade ("the Court") affirmed the Department of Commerce's ("the Department's") remand determination of the final results of the third (1994-1995) antidumping duty administrative review of extruded...	Notice	May 03, 2000

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Application for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instrument Purdue University	Notice	May 03, 2000

Endangered and threatened species:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Sea Turtle Conservation; Restrictions Applicable to Shrimp Trawl Activities; Leatherback Conservation Zone NMFS is closing, for a two-week period, all inshore waters and offshore waters out to 10 nautical miles (nm) (18.5 km) seaward of the COLREGS demarcation line, bounded by 32 deg. N. lat. and 33 deg. N. lat. within the Leatherback Conservation Zone, t...	Rule	May 03, 2000

Fishery conservation and management:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act Provisions; Atlantic Coast Horseshoe Crab Fishery; Closed Area to Horseshoe Crab Fishing NMFS announces that it is considering, and is seeking public comment on, a prohibition on fishing for horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) in Federal waters (EEZ) in an area encompassing a 30- nautical mile (nm) (55.6 km) radius from the mouth of the...	Proposed Rule	May 03, 2000
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Species in the Rock sole/Flathead sole/“Other flatfish” Fishery Category by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area NMFS is closing directed fishing for species in the rock sole/ flathead sole/"other flatfish" fishery category by vessels using trawl gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding th...	Rule	May 03, 2000

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Capacity Committee in May. Recommendations from the committee will be brought to the full Council for formal consideration and action, if appropriate.	Notice	May 03, 2000

Permits:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Northern Anchovy Fishery NMFS announces receipt of an application for an EFP that would allow an experimental fishery for northern anchovy in an area off San Francisco ordinarily closed to vessels fishing to reduce the catch into products such as fish meal and oil. Reduction...	Notice	May 03, 2000

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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

Cotton, wool, and man-made textiles:

Title	Type	Published
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Singapore Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting limits.	Notice	May 03, 2000

Education Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
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	May 03, 2000

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Office of Educational Research and Improvement; Ready-To-Learn (RTL) Television Program; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2000 Ready-To-Learn Television Program	Notice	May 03, 2000

Special education and rehabilitative services:

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Arbitration Panel Decision Under the Randolph-Sheppard Act Notice is hereby given that on November 17, 1998, an arbitration panel rendered a decision in the matter of Hawaii Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, Department of Human Services v. U.S. Department of Defense, Department of the Army (Docket No. R...	Notice	May 03, 2000

Energy Department

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Colorado Interstate Gas Company; Notice of Informal Settlement Conference Colorado Interstate Gas Co.	Notice	May 03, 2000
Energy Department > FERC Dauphin Island Gathering Partners; Notice of Tariff Filing and Stipulation and Agreement Dauphin Island Gathering Partners	Notice	May 03, 2000
Energy Department > FERC Destin Pipeline Company, L.L.C.; Notice of Application Destin Pipeline Co., L.L.C.	Notice	May 03, 2000
Energy Department > FERC Duke Energy Intrastate Network, L.L.C.; Notice of Compliance Filing Duke Energy Intrastate Network, L.L.C.	Notice	May 03, 2000
Energy Department > FERC East Central Area Reliability Council, et al.; Notice of Filing East Central Area Reliability Council et al.	Notice	May 03, 2000
Energy Department > FERC National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation; Notice of Petition To Amend National Fuel Gas Supply Corp.	Notice	May 03, 2000
Energy Department > FERC Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America	Notice	May 03, 2000
Energy Department > FERC Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Company; Notice of Informal Settlement Conference Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Co.	Notice	May 03, 2000
Energy Department > FERC Transwestern Pipeline Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff Transwestern Pipeline Co.	Notice	May 03, 2000

Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC MidAmerican Energy Company, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings MidAmerican Energy Co. et al.	Notice	May 03, 2000

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Lower Valley Energy; Notice of Availability of Final Environmental Assessment Lower Valley Energy	Notice	May 03, 2000
Energy Department > FERC Virginia Hydro, Inc.; Notice of Availability of Final Environmental Assessment Virginia Hydro, Inc.	Notice	May 03, 2000

Floodplain and wetlands protection; environmental review determinations; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Notice of Floodplain and Wetlands Involvement for the Floodplain Strip Adjoining the Boeing Property in Roane County, TN DOE proposes to convey to the abutting landowner, an approximate 182-acre parcel of land within the 500-year floodplain of the Clinch River, in Roane County, Tennessee. In accordance with 10 CFR 1022, Compliance with Floodplain Wetlands/ Environmenta...	Notice	May 03, 2000

Environmental Protection Agency

Pesticide, food, and feed additive petitions:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Notice of Filing a Pesticide Petition to Establish a Tolerance for Certain Pesticide Chemicals in or on Food This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of certain pesticide chemicals in or on various food commodities.	Notice	May 03, 2000
Environmental Protection Agency Notice of Filing a Pesticide Petition to Establish a Tolerance for Certain Pesticide Chemicals in or on Food This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of certain pesticide chemicals in or on various food commodities.	Notice	May 03, 2000

Pesticides; experimental use permits, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Issuance of Experimental Use Permits EPA has granted experimental use permits (EUPs) to the following pesticide applicants. An EUP permits use of a pesticide for experimental or research purposes only in accordance with the limitations in the permit.	Notice	May 03, 2000

Pesticides; tolerances in food, animal feeds, and raw agricultural commodities:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Fludioxonil; Re-Establishment of Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions This regulation re-establishes time-limited tolerances for residues of the fungicide fludioxonil in or on apricots, nectarines, peaches, and plums at 5.0 part per million (ppm) for an additional 2- year period. These tolerances will expire and are re...	Rule	May 03, 2000
Environmental Protection Agency Harpin Protein; Exemption From the Requirement of a Tolerance This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of the biochemical pesticide harpin protein on all food commodities when applied/used in agricultural fields and greenhouses for the management of plant disease...	Rule	May 03, 2000
Environmental Protection Agency Prohexadione Calcium; Pesticide Tolerance This regulation establishes a tolerance for residues of prohexadione calcium (calcium 3-oxido-5-oxo-4-propionylcyclohex-3- enecarboxylate) in or on the raw agricultural commodities peanuts, peanut hay, pome fruit group, kidney, and meat byproducts. K...	Rule	May 03, 2000
Environmental Protection Agency Pyridate; Pesticide Tolerance This regulation establishes tolerances for combined residues of pyridate in or on peppermint tops, spearmint tops, Brassica, head and stem subgroup, and collards. The Interregional Research Project Number 4 and Novartis Crop Protection, Inc., request...	Rule	May 03, 2000

Executive Office of the President

Special observances:

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, 2000 Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month (Proc. 7299)	Presidential Document	May 03, 2000
Executive Office of the President National Charter Schools Week, 2000 Charter Schools Week, National (Proc. 7297)	Presidential Document	May 03, 2000
Executive Office of the President Law Day, U.S.A., 2000 Law Day, U.S.A. (Proc. 7298)	Presidential Document	May 03, 2000
Executive Office of the President Loyalty Day, 2000 Loyalty Day (Proc. 7300)	Presidential Document	May 03, 2000

Federal Communications Commission

Radio stations; table of assignments:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Mt. Washington and Jefferson, NH, Newry, ME The Commission, at the request of North Country Radio, allots Channel 247A to Jefferson, NH, as the community's first local aural service and denies the allotment of Channel 247A to Mt. Washington, NH, as the community's second local aural service. T...	Rule	May 03, 2000
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Des Moines, NM The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by Sierra Grande Broadcasting seeking the allotment of Channel 287C to Des Moines, NM, as the community's first local aural service. Petitioner is requested to provide demographic information showi...	Proposed Rule	May 03, 2000
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; St. Johnsbury and Barton, VT The Commission, at the request of Vermont Broadcast Associates, Inc., allots Channel 262A to Barton, VT, as the community's first local aural service and denies the request of Dana Puopolo to allot Channel 262A to St. Johnsbury, VT, as the community'...	Rule	May 03, 2000

Federal Election Commission

Reports by political committees:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Election Commission Election Cycle Reporting by Authorized Committees The Federal Election Commission is seeking comment on proposed rules to require authorized committees of Federal candidates to aggregate, itemize and report all receipts and disbursements on an election-cycle basis rather than on the current calendar...	Proposed Rule	May 03, 2000

Federal Housing Finance Board

Federal home loan bank system:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Housing Finance Board Federal Home Loan Bank Acquired Member Assets, Core Mission Activities, Investments and Advances The Federal Housing Finance Board (Finance Board) is proposing to add a new part 955 to its regulations to authorize the Federal Home Loan Banks (Banks) to hold acquired member assets (AMA) and to amend its recently adopted part 940 to enumerate the...	Proposed Rule	May 03, 2000

Federal Reserve System

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	May 03, 2000

Banks and bank holding companies:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of Banks or Bank Holding Companies Change in bank control	Notice	May 03, 2000
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies Formations, acquisitions, and mergers	Notice	May 03, 2000

General Services Administration

Acquisition regulations:

Title	Type	Published
General Services Administration Office of Communications; Cancellation of a Standard Form The Department of State is cancelling the following Standard Form because of low usage: OF 263, Requisition for Equipment, Supplies, Furniture, Etc.	Notice	May 03, 2000
General Services Administration Office of Communications; Cancellation of a Standard Form The Office of Personnel Management has cancelled the following Standard form because of low use: SF 182 (2-part snapout version) (identified by NSN 7540-01-008- 3899). The 5-part snapout version identified by (NSN 7540-01-008-3900) and the 10-part sn...	Notice	May 03, 2000

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
General Services Administration Proposed Collection: Comment Request Entitled Profit and Loss Statement-Operating Statement Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Office of Acquisition Policy will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a currently approved...	Notice	May 03, 2000

Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation Notice of Intent To Extend an Information Collection In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects, the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation [Foundation] will publish periodic...	Notice	May 03, 2000

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department Office of the Secretary; Notice of Interest Rate on Overdue Debts Federal claims; interest rates on overdue debts	Notice	May 03, 2000

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > HCFA Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request Proposed collection; comment request	Notice	May 03, 2000
Health and Human Services Department > ACF Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request Proposed collection; comment request	Notice	May 03, 2000
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Agency Information Collection Activities; Announcement of OMB Approval; Aluminum in Large and Small Volume Parenterals Used in Total Parenteral Nutrition The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a collection of information entitled "Aluminum in Large and Small Volume Parenterals Used in Total Parenteral Nutrition" has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under th...	Notice	May 03, 2000
Health and Human Services Department > HCFA Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission For OMB Review; Comment Request Submission for OMB review; comment request	Notice	May 03, 2000
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review Submission for OMB review; comment request	Notice	May 03, 2000
Health and Human Services Department > HCFA Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Submission for OMB review; comment request	Notice	May 03, 2000
Health and Human Services Department > HCFA Emergency Clearance: Public Information Collection Requirements Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Submission for OMB review; comment request	Notice	May 03, 2000
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review Submission for OMB review; comment request	Notice	May 03, 2000
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review Submission for OMB review; comment request	Notice	May 03, 2000
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review Submission for OMB review; comment request	Notice	May 03, 2000
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review Submission for OMB review; comment request	Notice	May 03, 2000
Health and Human Services Department > HRSA Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Submission for OMB review; comment request	Notice	May 03, 2000

Animal drugs, feeds, and related products:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA New Animal Drugs; Change of Sponsor's Name and Address The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect a change of sponsor's name and address for Global Pharmaceutical Corp.	Rule	May 03, 2000

Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Notice of Specific List for Categorization of Laboratory Test Systems, Assays, and Examinations by Complexity Regulations at 42 CFR 493.15 and 493.17, implementing the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA), Public Law 100-578 (codified at 42 U.S.C. 263a), require that the Secretary provide for the categorization of specific laboratory tes...	Notice	May 03, 2000

Food additive petitions:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Nalco Chemical Co.; Withdrawal of Food Additive Petition The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the withdrawal, without prejudice to a future filing, of a food additive petition (FAP 8A4598) proposing that the food additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of sodium acrylate...	Notice	May 03, 2000

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > ACF Announcement of the Availability of Financial Assistance and Request for Applications To Support Adoption Opportunities Demonstration Projects, Child Abuse and Neglect Discretionary Activities, Child Welfare Training Projects, and Abandoned Infants Assistance Awards This document contains a correction to the Notice that was published in the Federal Register on Thursday, April 13, 2000 (65 FR 19904). The information in the "Eligible Applicants" sections of the notice is more restrictive than intended. For the cor...	Notice	May 03, 2000
Health and Human Services Department > HRSA Federal Set-Aside Program; Special Projects of Regional and National Significance; Data Utilization and Enhancement: Cooperative Agreements for State Information Systems The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announces that approximately $428,000 in fiscal year (FY) 2000 funds is available for 6 to 10 cooperative agreements to improve maternal and child health State information systems. All awards wi...	Notice	May 03, 2000

Human drugs:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Prescription Drug Marketing Act of 1987; Prescription Drug Amendments of 1992; Policies, Requirements, and Administrative Procedures; Delay of Effective Date; Reopening of Administrative Record The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is delaying until October 1, 2001, the effective date and reopening the administrative record to receive additional comments regarding certain requirements of a final rule published in the Federal Register of De...	Rule	May 03, 2000

Medicare:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > HCFA Medicare Program; Lenses Eligible for an Adjustment in Payment Amount for New Technology Intraocular Lenses Furnished by Ambulatory Surgical Centers This notice announces the lenses that we have determined meet the criteria and definition of a new technology intraocular lens (NTIOL). These lenses are eligible for a payment adjustment of $ 50 when furnished by an ambulatory surgical center (ASC).	Notice	May 03, 2000
Health and Human Services Department > HCFA Medicare Program; Criteria for Submitting Supplemental Practice Expense Survey Data This interim final rule establishes criteria for physician and non-physician specialty groups for submitting supplemental practice expense survey data for use in determining payments under the physician fee schedule. This interim final rule solicits...	Rule	May 03, 2000

Homeland Security Department

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Annual Certification of Prince William Sound Regional Citizen's Advisory Council Under the Oil Terminal and Tanker Environmental Oversight Act of 1990, the Coast Guard may certify on an annual basis, an alternative voluntary advisory group in lieu of a regional citizens' advisory council for Prince William Sound, Alaska. This cer...	Notice	May 03, 2000

Drawbridge operations:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Mile 1021.9 and 1022.6, Palm Beach, FL Commander, Seventh Coast Guard District is temporarily changing the regulations governing the Flagler Memorial Bridge, mile 1021.9 and the Royal Park Bridge, mile 1022.6 across the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway at Palm Beach, Florida. This temporary...	Rule	May 03, 2000
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Drawbridge Operation Regulations: Piscataqua River, ME The Commander, First Coast Guard District has issued a temporary deviation from the existing drawbridge regulations for the Sarah M. Long (Route 1 Bypass) Bridge, mile 4.0, across the Piscataqua River between Kittery, Maine and Portsmouth, New Hampsh...	Rule	May 03, 2000
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Drawbridge Operation Regulations: Fore River, MA The Commander, First Coast Guard District has issued a temporary deviation from the existing drawbridge regulations for the Quincy Weymouth SR3A Bridge, mile 3.5, across the Fore River between Quincy and Weymouth, Massachusetts. This deviation allows...	Rule	May 03, 2000

Flood insurance program:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Fee Schedule for Processing Requests for Map Changes, for Flood Insurance Study Backup Data, and for National Flood Insurance Program Map and Insurance Products This notice contains the revised fee schedules for processing certain types of requests for changes to National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) maps, for processing requests for Flood Insurance Study (FIS) technical and administrative support data, an...	Notice	May 03, 2000

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Guidelines for Assessing Merchant Mariners' Proficiency Through Demonstrations of Survival-Craft Skills The Coast Guard announces the availability of, and seeks public comments on, the national performance measures proposed here for use as guidelines when mariners demonstrate their proficiency in survival-craft skills. A working group of the Merchant M...	Notice	May 03, 2000

Housing and Urban Development Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department FY 2000 Super Notice of Funding Availability (SuperNOFA) for HUD's Housing, Community Development and Empowerment Programs and Section 8 Housing Voucher Assistance; Notice of Clarifications and Modifications of the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) and Extension of Application Deadline for FHIP Initiatives On February 24, 2000, HUD published its Fiscal Year (FY) 2000 Super Notice of Funding Availability (SuperNOFA) for HUD's Housing, Community Development, and Empowerment Programs and Section 8 Housing Voucher Assistance. This document makes certain mo...	Notice	May 03, 2000

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Meeting of John Day/Snake Resource Advisory Council On May 23, 2000 a field trip to view grazing and weed issues for the John Day/Snake Resource Advisory Council will begin at the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest office, 88401 Hwy 82, Enterprise, Oregon at 8:00 a.m. The meeting will continue on May 24,...	Notice	May 03, 2000

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Extension of Currently Approved Information Collection; OMB Approval Number 1004-121 Submission for OMB review; comment request	Notice	May 03, 2000

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Availability of the Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Selected Actions Taken for Mining Claim Use and Occupancy in Nevada, and the Finding of No Significant Impact In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), and Use and Occupancy Under the Mining Laws regulations (43 CFR 3715), the Bureau of Land Management has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) that evaluates the impacts of...	Notice	May 03, 2000
Interior Department > NPS Record of Decision for the Comprehensive Design Plan for the White House and President's Park and Final Environmental Impact Statement The Department of the Interior, National Park Service has prepared the following Record of Decision on the Final Comprehensive Design Plan for the White House and President's Park and Environmental Impact Statement. This Record of Decision is a state...	Notice	May 03, 2000

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > NPS General Management Plan, Environmental Impact Statement, Big Bend National Park, Texas; River Management Plan, Environmental Impact Statement, Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River, Texas, and Wilderness Study, Environmental Impact Statement, Harte Ranch, Big Bend National Park, Texas Under the provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the National Park Service is preparing an environmental impact statement for the general management plan (GMP) for Big Bend NP, river management plan (RMP), Rio Grande WSR and wil...	Notice	May 03, 2000
Interior Department > NPS Resource Protection Study, Environmental Impact Statement, Curecanti National Recreation Area, Colorado Under the provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the National Park Service is preparing an environmental impact statement for the Resource Protection Study (RPS) for Curecanti National Recreation Area, Colorado. The study will r...	Notice	May 03, 2000

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BOR Bay-Delta Advisory Council's Ecosystem Roundtable Meeting and Ecosystem Roundtable Amendments Subcommittee Meeting The Bay-Delta Advisory Council's (BDAC) Ecosystem Roundtable will meet on May 17, 2000 to be briefed on proposals received from the 2001 proposal solicitation package, to discuss the water acquisition program, the Restoration Reserve, and other topic...	Notice	May 03, 2000
Interior Department > BLM Science Advisory Board The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces a public meeting of the Science Advisory Board to examine the use of science for improving the management of the Nation's public lands and resources. Topics of discussion will include the proposed BLM str...	Notice	May 03, 2000

Recreation management restrictions, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Restriction of Public Lands The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Lewistown Field Office, Montana is issuing written orders implementing a two year moratorium on the issuance of new annual Special Recreation Permits for commercial guided recreation trips on the Upper Missouri Nat...	Notice	May 03, 2000

Resource management plans, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Intent to Prepare an Amendment to the Walker Resource Management Plan The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Carson City, Field Office, and Douglas County will jointly direct preparation of a County Specific Plan and Walker Resource Management Plan Amendment and environmental assessment. The Resource Management Plan Amen...	Notice	May 03, 2000

Survey plat filings:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Filing of Plats of Survey; Nevada The purpose of this notice is to inform the public and interested State and local government officials of the filing of Plats of Survey in Nevada.	Notice	May 03, 2000

International Trade Commission

Import investigations:

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission Certain Semiconductor Chips With Minimized Chip Package Size and Products Containing Same; Notice of Investigation Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on March 28, 2000, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Tessera, Inc., of San Jose, California. Letters su...	Notice	May 03, 2000

Justice Department

Pollution control; consent judgments:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department Notice of Lodging of Consent Degree Pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 745 Property Investments, Inc., et al.	Notice	May 03, 2000

Merit Systems Protection Board

Practice and procedure:

Title	Type	Published
Merit Systems Protection Board Practices and Procedures The Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB or the Board) is amending its rules of practice and procedure with respect to the notice an agency must provide when it takes an appealable action against an employee who has both a right to appeal to the Boar...	Rule	May 03, 2000

Senior Executive Service:

Title	Type	Published
Merit Systems Protection Board Appointment of Members to the Performance Review Board This notice publishes the names of the new and current members of the Performance Review Board as required by 5 U.S.C. 4314(c)(4). Lonnie L. Crawford will continue as Chairman. John Palguta, Robert Lawshe and Mary Joyce Carlson have been appointed ne...	Notice	May 03, 2000

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities National Endowment for the Arts; Combined Arts Advisory Panel Combined Arts Advisory Panel	Notice	May 03, 2000
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities National Endowment for the Arts; Leadership Initiatives Advisory Panel Leadership Initiatives Advisory Panel	Notice	May 03, 2000

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National Institute for Literacy

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
National Institute for Literacy Meeting Notices This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a forthcoming meeting of the National Institute for Literacy Board (Board). This notice also describes the function of the Board. Notice of this meeting is required under Section 10(a)(2) of...	Notice	May 03, 2000

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Biweekly Notice; Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations Operating licenses, amendments; no significant hazards considerations; biweekly notices	Notice	May 03, 2000

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Envirocare of Utah and The Snake River Alliance; Receipt of Request for Action Under 10 CFR 2.206 Envirocare of Utah and Snake River Alliance	Notice	May 03, 2000

Personnel Management Office

Employment:

Title	Type	Published
Personnel Management Office Reduction in Force Notices The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a final rule to remove the regulations requiring 120 day reduction in force notices for certain Department of Defense employees because the implementing statute is expiring.	Rule	May 03, 2000

Privacy Act:

Title	Type	Published
Personnel Management Office Privacy Act of 1974; Amendment to a System of Records This notice serves as a technical amendment to an existing routine use contained in OPM's CENTRAL-1 system of records.	Notice	May 03, 2000

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Science and Technology Policy Office

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Science and Technology Policy Office Meeting of the President's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology This notice sets forth the schedule and summary agenda for a meeting of the President's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), and describes the functions of the Committee. Notice of this meeting is required under the Federal Adviso...	Notice	May 03, 2000

Securities and Exchange Commission

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	May 03, 2000
Securities and Exchange Commission Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	May 03, 2000

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Proposed Collection; Comment Request Proposed collection; comment request	Notice	May 03, 2000

Investment companies:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Custody of Investment Company Assets Outside the United States The Commission is adopting a new rule and rule amendments under the Investment Company Act to address the custody of investment company assets outside the United States. The rule and rule amendments establish new standards governing the maintenance o...	Rule	May 03, 2000

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Roundtable on Investment Adviser Regulatory Issues On May 23, 2000, the Securities and Exchange Commission will host a roundtable discussing several issues relating to investment advisers. The Commission has several initiatives on its agenda for this year which promise to dramatically alter the regul...	Notice	May 03, 2000

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Emerging Markets Clearing Corporation; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Relating to Fees Emerging Markets Clearing Corp.	Notice	May 03, 2000
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; MBS Clearing Corporation; Order Approving a Proposed Rule Change Relating to Electronic Pool Notification Service Rules MBS Clearing Corp.	Notice	May 03, 2000
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Depository Trust Company; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Revising Fee Schedule National Securities Clearing Corp.	Notice	May 03, 2000
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Pacific Exchange, Inc.; Order Approving Proposed Rule Change and Amendment Nos. 1 and 2 Authorizing the PCX ITS Coordinator To Accept Inbound Commitments on Behalf of Other PCX Specialists Pacific Exchange, Inc.	Notice	May 03, 2000
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change by the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc. Extending Pilot Program Assessing a Monthly Capital Funding Fee Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc.	Notice	May 03, 2000

Social Security Administration

Social security acquiescence rulings:

Title	Type	Published
Social Security Administration Hickman v. Apfel; Evidentiary Requirements for Determining Medical Equivalence to a Listed Impairment-Titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act. In accordance with 20 CFR 402.35(b)(2), the Commissioner of Social Security gives notice of Social Security Acquiescence Ruling 00- 2 (7).	Notice	May 03, 2000

State Department

Title	Type	Published
State Department Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs; Certifications Pursuant to Section 609 of Public Law 101-162 On April 25, 2000, the Department of State certified, pursuant to Section 609 of Public Law 101-162 ("Section 609"), that 16 nations have adopted programs to reduce the incidental capture of sea turtles in their shrimp fisheries comparable to the pro...	Notice	May 03, 2000

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Amendment to Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Request for Proposals: Small Grants Competition; Grassroots Citizen Participation in Democracy The Office of Citizen Exchanges, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State announces the addition of Brazil to the Latin American geographic region for which proposals will be accepted. The Small Grants Competition wa...	Notice	May 03, 2000

Transportation Department

Airworthiness directives:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Agusta S.p.A. Model A109A and A109A II Helicopters This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) applicable to Agusta S.p.A. Model A109A and A109A II helicopters. This proposal would require radiographic inspection of the internal surface of each main rotor blade spar (spa...	Proposed Rule	May 03, 2000
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Model 430 Helicopters This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to Bell Helicopter Textron Canada (BHTC) Model 430 helicopters. This proposal would require replacing arm clamp screws (screws) in the yaw, roll, pitch, and...	Proposed Rule	May 03, 2000
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes Equipped With Pratt & Whitney (PW) JT9D-7Q and JT9D-7Q3 Turbofan Engines This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Boeing Model 747 series airplanes. This proposal would require a detailed visual inspection to detect evidence of wear or contact between the prec...	Proposed Rule	May 03, 2000
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-8 Series Airplanes This amendment supersedes an existing airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain McDonnell Douglas Model DC-8 series airplanes, that currently requires a revision to the Airplane Flight Manual Supplement to ensure that the main deck cargo do...	Rule	May 03, 2000

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

No documents available.

Drawbridge operations:

No documents available.

Motor vehicle safety standards; exemption petitions, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > NHTSA Evenflo Company, Inc.; Receipt of Application for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Evenflo Co., Inc.	Notice	May 03, 2000

Regattas and marine parades:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department Special Local Regulations: South Carolina Aquarium Grand Opening Fireworks Display, Charleston Harbor, Charleston, SC Temporary Special Local Regulations are being adopted for the: South Carolina Aquarium Grand Opening fireworks display. These regulations are needed to provide for the safety of life on navigable waters during the event.	Rule	May 03, 2000

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

No documents available.

Treasury Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > Customs Service Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Declaration for Free Entry of Unaccompanied Articles As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, Customs invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on an information collection requirement concerning the Declaration for Free Entry of Unaccompanied A...	Notice	May 03, 2000
Treasury Department > Customs Service Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Application for Foreign Trade Zone Admission and/or Status Transaction, Application for Foreign Trade Zone Activity Report As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, Customs invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on an information collection requirement concerning the Application for Foreign Trade Zone Admission...	Notice	May 03, 2000
Treasury Department > Customs Service Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Application for Allowance in Duties As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, Customs invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on an information collection requirement concerning the Application for Allowance in Duties. This req...	Notice	May 03, 2000
Treasury Department > Customs Service Proposed Collection; Comments Request; Serially Numbered Substantial Holders or Containers As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, Customs invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on an information collection requirement concerning the Serially Numbered Substantial Holders or Cont...	Notice	May 03, 2000
Treasury Department > Customs Service Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Application/Permit/Special Licence, Unlading/Lading Overtime Service As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, Customs invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on an information collection requirement concerning the Application/Permit/Special Licence, Unlading/...	Notice	May 03, 2000
Treasury Department > Customs Service Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Application To Establish Centralized Examination Station As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, Customs invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on an information collection requirement concerning the Application to Establish Centralized Examinat...	Notice	May 03, 2000

Iranian transaction regulations:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > OFAC Iranian Transactions Regulations: Licensing of Imports of, and Dealings in, Certain Iranian-Origin Foodstuffs and Carpets The Treasury Department is amending the Iranian Transactions Regulations to add general licenses authorizing the importation into the United States of, and dealings in, certain Iranian-origin foodstuffs and carpets and related transactions.	Rule	May 03, 2000

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Open Meeting of Citizen Advocacy Panel, Brooklyn District An open meeting of the Brooklyn District Citizen Advocacy Panel will be held in Brooklyn, New York.	Notice	May 03, 2000
Treasury Department > CDFI Open Meeting of the Community Development Advisory Board This notice announces the next meeting of the Community Development Advisory Board which provides advice to the Director of the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund.	Notice	May 03, 2000
Treasury Department > IRS Open Meeting of Citizen Advocacy Panel, Midwest District A meeting of the Midwest Citizen Advocacy Panel will be held in Grand Island NE.	Notice	May 03, 2000
Treasury Department > IRS Open Meeting of Citizen Advocacy Panel, South Florida District An open meeting of the South Florida Citizen Advocacy Panel will be held in Key Largo, Florida.	Notice	May 03, 2000

Federal Register May 3, 2000

Agencies Publishing on May 3, 2000

Agency for International Development

Agency information collection activities:

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Agriculture Department

Agency information collection activities:

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Potatoes (Irish) grown in

Civil Rights Commission

Meetings; State advisory committees:

Commerce Department

Antidumping:

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Endangered and threatened species:

Fishery conservation and management:

Meetings:

Permits:

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Cotton, wool, and man-made textiles:

Education Department

Agency information collection activities:

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Special education and rehabilitative services:

Energy Department

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Floodplain and wetlands protection; environmental review determinations; availability, etc.:

Environmental Protection Agency

Pesticide, food, and feed additive petitions:

Pesticides; experimental use permits, etc.:

Pesticides; tolerances in food, animal feeds, and raw agricultural commodities:

Executive Office of the President

Special observances:

Federal Communications Commission

Radio stations; table of assignments:

Federal Election Commission

Reports by political committees:

Federal Housing Finance Board

Federal home loan bank system:

Federal Reserve System

Banks and bank holding companies:

General Services Administration

Acquisition regulations:

Agency information collection activities:

Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation

Agency information collection activities:

Health and Human Services Department

Agency information collection activities:

Animal drugs, feeds, and related products:

Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments:

Food additive petitions:

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Human drugs:

Medicare:

Homeland Security Department

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Drawbridge operations:

Flood insurance program:

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Housing and Urban Development Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Interior Department

Agency information collection activities:

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Meetings:

Recreation management restrictions, etc.:

Resource management plans, etc.:

Survey plat filings:

International Trade Commission

Import investigations:

Justice Department

Pollution control; consent judgments:

Merit Systems Protection Board

Practice and procedure:

Senior Executive Service:

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

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National Institute for Literacy

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Science and Technology Policy Office