Federal Register July 6, 2000 (Volume 65)

Agencies Publishing on July 6, 2000

Agriculture Department (6)
Commerce Department (11)
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (1)
Education Department (3)
Energy Department (25)
Environmental Protection Agency (10)
Federal Communications Commission (12)
Federal Election Commission (1)
Federal Housing Finance Board (1)
Federal Maritime Commission (2)
Federal Reserve System (3)
General Services Administration (1)
Health and Human Services Department (21)
Homeland Security Department (1)
Housing and Urban Development Department (1)
Interior Department (18)
International Trade Commission (4)
Labor Department (3)
Library of Congress (2)
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National Science Foundation (2)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (2)
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (1)
Small Business Administration (4)
Social Security Administration (2)
State Department (2)
Surface Transportation Board (2)
Transportation Department (5)
Treasury Department (6)

Agriculture Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FSA Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the intent of the Farm Service Agency (FSA) to an extension of currently approved information collections used in support of the FSA, Farm Loan Programs (FLP). This renewal...	Notice	Jul 06, 2000
Agriculture Department > ARS Notice of Intent To Seek Renewed Approval To Collect Information In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations at 5 CFR part 1320 (60 FR 44978, August 29, 1995), this notice announces the Agricultural Research Service's (ARS) intention...	Notice	Jul 06, 2000

Food stamp program:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FNS Food Stamp Program: Recipient Claim Establishment and Collection Standards Food stamp recipient claims are established and collected against households that receive more benefits than they are entitled to receive. At the Food and Nutrition Service, we are revising Food Stamp Program regulations that cover food stamp recipie...	Rule	Jul 06, 2000

Loan and purchase programs:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FSA, CCC 1999 Marketing Quotas and Price Support Levels for Fire-Cured (Type 21), Fire-Cured (Types 22-23), Dark Air-Cured (Types 35-36), Virginia Sun-Cured (Type 37), and Cigar-Filler and Binder (Types 42-44 and 53-55) Tobaccos The purpose of this notice is to codify the national marketing quotas and price support levels for the 1999 crops for several kinds of tobacco announced by press release on March 1, 1999. In accordance with the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as...	Rule	Jul 06, 2000

Oranges, grapefruit, tangerines, and tangelos grown in

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > AMS Oranges, Grapefruit, Tangerines and Tangelos Grown in Florida; Increased Assessment Rate This rule would increase the assessment rate established for the Citrus Administrative Committee (Committee) for the 2000-2001 and subsequent fiscal periods from $0.00385 to $0.0055 per 4/5-bushel carton of citrus handled. The Committee locally admin...	Proposed Rule	Jul 06, 2000

Pears (Bartlett) grown in

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > AMS Fresh Bartlett Pears Grown in Oregon and Washington; Decreased Assessment Rate This interim final rule decreases the assessment rate established for the Northwest Fresh Bartlett Pear Marketing Committee (Committee) under Marketing Order No. 931 for the 2000-2001 and subsequent fiscal periods from $0.025 to $0.02 per standard bo...	Rule	Jul 06, 2000

Commerce Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > PTO Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Submission for OMB review; comment request	Notice	Jul 06, 2000
Commerce Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Submission for OMB review; comment request	Notice	Jul 06, 2000

Antidumping:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; Aramid Fiber Formed of Poly Para-Phenylene Terephthalamide From the Netherlands The Department of Commerce ("the Department") is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on aramid fiber formed of poly para-phenylene terephthalamide ("PPD-T aramid") from the Netherlands in response to requests by responde...	Notice	Jul 06, 2000
Commerce Department > ITA Certain Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings From Taiwan: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Intent To Not Revoke in Part In response to a request from respondent Ta Chen Stainless Pipe Co., Ltd. ("Ta Chen"), the Department of Commerce ("the Department") is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain stainless steel butt-weld pipe fittin...	Notice	Jul 06, 2000

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > FTZB Approval for Expanded Manufacturing Authority (Postage Franking Machines and Electronic Business Equipment) Within Foreign-Trade Subzone 77B, Brother Industries (U.S.A.) Inc., Bartlett, TN Brother Industries (U.S.A.) Inc.; postage franking machines and electronic business equipment	Notice	Jul 06, 2000

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NIST Advanced Technology Program (ATP) Advisory Committee NIST invites and requests nominations of individuals for appointment to the Advanced Technology Program Advisory Committee. NIST will consider nominations received in response to this notice for appointment to the Committee, in additional to nominati...	Notice	Jul 06, 2000

Endangered and threatened species:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Endangered and Threatened Species; Notice of Availability for the Draft Recovery Plan for Johnson's Seagrass In the notice of availability of the draft recovery plan for Johnson's seagrass, published on June 26, 2000, the mailing address for comments was inadvertently omitted. Also, the notice did not include a web site address for accessing the draft recov...	Notice	Jul 06, 2000

Fishery conservation and management:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; General Provisions for Domestic Fisheries; Applications for Exempted Fishing Permits (EFPs) NMFS announces that the Administrator, Northeast Region, NMFS (Regional Administrator), has made a preliminary determination to issue EFPs to conduct experimental fishing operations otherwise restricted by the regulations governing the fisheries of t...	Proposed Rule	Jul 06, 2000

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program The National Institute of Standards and Technology invites proposals from qualified organizations for funding projects to provide manufacturing extension services to small- and medium-size manufacturers in the United States. These projects correspond...	Notice	Jul 06, 2000

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > PTO Notice of Intellectual Property Symposium of the Americas: Protecting Intellectual Property in the Digital Age The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is announcing that it will hold a two-day symposium on the enforcement of intellectual property in the Western Hemisphere. The symposium is expected to provide an opportunity for high-ranking gove...	Notice	Jul 06, 2000
Commerce Department > NOAA North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting The North Pacific Fishery Management Council's (NPFMC) Observer Committee will meet in Seattle, WA.	Notice	Jul 06, 2000

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Foreign futures and options transactions:

Title	Type	Published
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Notice of Statement of Commission Policy Regarding the Listing of New Futures and Option Contracts by Foreign Boards of Trade That Have Received Staff No-Action Relief To Place Electronic Trading Devices in the United States The Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("Commission") has issued a Statement of Policy in which it expresses the view that foreign boards of trade that have placed automated trading systems in the U.S. pursuant to a Commission staff no-action lette...	Notice	Jul 06, 2000

Education Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Correction The Department of Education published a document in the Federal Register of June 21, 2000, concerning a request for comments on the Evaluation of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program. The reporting and recordkeeping responses on this d...	Notice	Jul 06, 2000

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act; implementation:

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Family Educational Rights and Privacy The Secretary amends the regulations implementing the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). The amendments are needed to implement sections 951 and 952 of the Higher Education Amendments of 1998 (HEA). These amendments permit postseconda...	Rule	Jul 06, 2000

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Education Department The Use of Tests When Making High-Stakes Decisions for Students: A Resource Guide for Educators and Policymakers The Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights announces the availability for public comment of a draft document entitled "The Use of Tests When Making High-Stakes Decisions for Students: A Resource Guide for Educators and Policymakers." The resource guide...	Notice	Jul 06, 2000

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Request To Temporarily Draw Down Jersey Reservoir and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene and Protests Hydroelectric applications	Notice	Jul 06, 2000

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Canyon Creek Compression Company; Notice of Compliance Filing Canyon Creek Compression Co.	Notice	Jul 06, 2000
Energy Department > FERC Cedar Breaks I, L.L.C.; Notice of Filing Cedar Breaks I, L.L.C.	Notice	Jul 06, 2000
Energy Department > FERC Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff Columbia Gas Transmission Corp.	Notice	Jul 06, 2000
Energy Department > FERC Dominion Transmission, Inc. (Formerly CNG Transmission Corporation); Notice of Negotiated Rate Filing Dominion Transmission, Inc.	Notice	Jul 06, 2000
Energy Department > FERC Dominion Transmission, Inc. (Formerly CNG Transmission Corporation); Notice of Negotiated Rate Compliance Filing Dominion Transmission, Inc.	Notice	Jul 06, 2000
Energy Department > FERC Dominion Transmission, Inc; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff Dominion Transmission, Inc.	Notice	Jul 06, 2000
Energy Department > FERC El Paso Natural Gas Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff El Paso Natural Gas Co.	Notice	Jul 06, 2000
Energy Department > FERC El Paso Natural Gas Company; Notice of Tariff Filing El Paso Natural Gas Co.	Notice	Jul 06, 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	Jul 06, 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	Jul 06, 2000
Energy Department > FERC Newark Bay Cogeneration Partnership, L.P.; Notice of Filing Newark Bay Cogeneration Partnership, L.P.	Notice	Jul 06, 2000
Energy Department > FERC Trailblazer Pipeline Company; Notice of Proposed Change in FERC Gas Tariff Trailblazer Pipeline Co.	Notice	Jul 06, 2000
Energy Department > FERC Transwestern Pipeline Company; Notice of Compliance Filing Transwestern Pipeline Co.	Notice	Jul 06, 2000
Energy Department > FERC Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Company; Notice of Tariff Filing Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Co.	Notice	Jul 06, 2000
Energy Department > FERC Wyoming Interstate Company, Ltd; Notice of Compliance Filing Wyoming Interstate Co., Ltd.	Notice	Jul 06, 2000

Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC TXU (No. 5) Pty Ltd, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings TXU (No. 5) Pty Ltd, et al.	Notice	Jul 06, 2000

Electricity export and import authorizations, permits, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Application to Export Electric Energy; New York Independent System Operator, Inc. New York Independent System Operator, Inc. (NYISO) has applied for authority to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act. In addition, NYISO is requesting expedited approval for the...	Notice	Jul 06, 2000

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Erie Boulevard Hydropower L.P.; Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment Erie Boulevard Hydropower L.P.	Notice	Jul 06, 2000

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Chicago Operations Office; Office of Science; Notice of Solicitation for Financial Assistance Applications for the Commercialization Assistance Program (CAP) The Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science (SC), announces its interest in receiving applications for financial assistance. The purpose of this solicitation is to invite applications from small businesses to provide individualized assistance t...	Notice	Jul 06, 2000

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Secretary of Energy Advisory Board; Notice of Open Meeting This notice announces an open meeting of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board's Laboratory Operations Board (LOB). The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92-463, 86 Stat. 770), requires that agencies publish these notices in the Federal Reg...	Notice	Jul 06, 2000
Energy Department Secretary of Energy Advisory Board; Notice of Open Meeting This notice announces an open meeting of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92- 463, 86 Stat. 770), requires that agencies publish these notices in the Federal Register to allow for public participatio...	Notice	Jul 06, 2000
Energy Department Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Los Alamos This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Los Alamos. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Fe...	Notice	Jul 06, 2000

Natural Gas Policy Act:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Regulation of Short-Term Natural Gas Transportation Services, and Regulation of Interstate Natural Gas Transportation Services On February 9, 2000, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued a final rule in this proceeding adding new information requirements to the Index of Customers to be filed by natural gas companies with the Commission, and posted on the companies'...	Rule	Jul 06, 2000

Patent licenses; non-exclusive, exclusive, or partially exclusive:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive Copyright License Notice is hereby given of an intent to grant to Business Commerce Solutions of Gaithersburg, Maryland an exclusive license in the U.S. copyright in the EC-WEB EC/EDI Gateway small purchase software, as well as the right to register the copyright in f...	Notice	Jul 06, 2000

Environmental Protection Agency

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Toxics Release Inventory; Alternate Threshold for Low Annual Reportable Amounts; Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request 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 continuing Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) pursuant to the...	Notice	Jul 06, 2000

Air pollutants, hazardous; national emission standards:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Polyether Polyols Production; Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry; Epoxy Resins Production and Non-Nylon Polyamides Production; and Petroleum Refineries Due to an adverse comment, the EPA is withdrawing an amendment from the May 8, 2000 direct final rule for National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Polyether Polyols Production; Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Ind...	Rule	Jul 06, 2000

Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various States:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Virginia; Revised Format for Materials Being Incorporated by Reference; Approval of Recodification of the Virginia Administrative Code; Correction This document corrects errors in the rule language of a final rule pertaining to EPA's approval of a recodification of and associated administrative revisions to Virginia's air pollution control regulations. This recodification reorganized and renumb...	Rule	Jul 06, 2000

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Program Description of the National Environmental Achievement Track On June 26, 2000, EPA announced the design of its National Environmental Achievement Track (Achievement Track). The Achievement Track is the first of a two-tier EPA program that is designed to recognize and encourage top environmental performers. In...	Notice	Jul 06, 2000

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency National Advisory Committee for Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Hazardous Substances; Notice of Public Meeting A meeting of the National Advisory Committee for Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Hazardous Substances (NAC/AEGL Committee) will be held on July 26-28, 2000, in Washington, DC. At this meeting, the NAC/AEGL Committee will address, as time permits,...	Notice	Jul 06, 2000
Environmental Protection Agency Notice of Open Meeting of the Environmental Financial Advisory Board on August 7-8, 2000 Environmental Financial Advisory Board	Notice	Jul 06, 2000
Environmental Protection Agency Pesticide Cumulative Risk Assessment Guidance; Notice of Public Meeting EPA will hold a public meeting to explain and answer questions concerning its draft guidance document entitled, "Proposed Guidance on Cumulative Risk Assessment of Pesticide Chemicals that Have a Common Mechanism of Toxicity." Notice of availability...	Notice	Jul 06, 2000

Pesticides; emergency exemptions, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Tebufenozide; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions This regulation establishes a time-limited tolerance for residues of tebufenozide (benzoic acid, 3,5-dimethyl-1-(1,1- dimethylethyl)-2-(4-ethylbenzoyl)hydrazide) in or on grapes. This action is in response to EPA's granting of an emergency exemption...	Rule	Jul 06, 2000

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

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Fludioxonil; Extension of Tolerance for Emergency Exemption This regulation extends a time-limited tolerance for residues of the fungicide fludioxonil in or on strawberries at 2 parts per million (ppm) for an additional 1-year period. This tolerance will expire and is revoked on May 31, 2001. This action is i...	Rule	Jul 06, 2000

Water pollution; effluent guidelines for point source categories:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Extension of Comment Period for Coal Mining Point Source Category; Amendments to Effluent Limitations Guidelines and New Source Performance Standards; Proposed Rule EPA is extending the comment period for the proposed amendments to effluent limitations guidelines and new source performance standards for the coal mining point source category. The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on April 11, 20...	Proposed Rule	Jul 06, 2000

Federal Communications Commission

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested 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, as required by the P...	Notice	Jul 06, 2000
Federal Communications Commission Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested 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, as required by the P...	Notice	Jul 06, 2000
Federal Communications Commission Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission for Extension Under Delegated Authority, Comments Requested 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	Jul 06, 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	Jul 06, 2000
Federal Communications Commission Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval The Federal Communications Commissions, 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, as required by the...	Notice	Jul 06, 2000

Common carrier services:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Review of Commission's Consideration of Applications Under the Cable Landing License Act This document solicits comments on a proposed mechanism for streamlining the licensing of international submarine cable systems. Under the proposal, applicants would have three options to qualify for streamlined review. The Commission initiated this...	Proposed Rule	Jul 06, 2000
Federal Communications Commission Removal of LMDS Eligibility Restriction This document allows to sunset as of June 30, 2000, the Local Multipoint Distribution Service (LMDS) eligibility restriction. That restriction prohibits incumbent local exchange carriers and cable companies from having an attributable interest in the...	Rule	Jul 06, 2000

Communication services:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Establishing a Government-to-Government Relationship With Indian Tribes This document reaffirms the Commission's respect for and commitment to the principles of tribal sovereignty and the federal trust responsibility, and establishes a government-to-government relationship between the Commission and federally-recognized...	Notice	Jul 06, 2000

Digital television stations; table of assignments:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Digital Television Broadcast Service; Lexington, KY The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by WKYT Licensee Corporation, licensee of station WKYT-TV, NTSC Channel 27, Lexington, Kentucky, requesting the substitution of DTV Channel 13 for station WKYT-TV's assigned DTV Channel 59. DTV Cha...	Proposed Rule	Jul 06, 2000
Federal Communications Commission Digital Television Broadcast Service; Kingston, NY The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by WRNN- TV Associates Limited Partnership, licensee of station WRNN-TV, NTSC Channel 62, Kingston, New York, requesting the substitution of DTV Channel 48 for its assigned DTV Channel 21. DTV Chan...	Proposed Rule	Jul 06, 2000
Federal Communications Commission Digital Television Broadcast Service; Salem, OR The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by Paxson Salem License, Inc., licensee of station KPXG(TV), NTSC Channel 22, Salem, Oregon, requesting the substitution of DTV Channel 4 for DTV Channel 20. DTV Channel 4 can be allotted to Salem,...	Proposed Rule	Jul 06, 2000
Federal Communications Commission Digital Television Broadcast Service; Hazleton, PA The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by WOLF License Corporation, licensee of Station WOLF-TV, NTSC Channel 56, Hazleton, Pennsylvania, requesting the substitution of DTV Channel 45 for its assigned DTV Channel 9. DTV Channel 45 can b...	Proposed Rule	Jul 06, 2000

Federal Election Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Election Commission Sunshine Act Meetings Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Jul 06, 2000

Federal Housing Finance Board

Federal home loan bank system:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Housing Finance Board Election of Federal Home Loan Bank Directors The Federal Housing Finance Board (Finance Board) is amending its regulations to address the status of the 1999 and 2000 elections of directors at each Federal Home Loan Bank (Bank), and to provide standards regarding the manner in which the Banks mu...	Rule	Jul 06, 2000

Federal Maritime Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Maritime Commission Notice of Agreement(s) Filed Agreements filed, etc.	Notice	Jul 06, 2000

Investigations, hearings, petitions, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Maritime Commission David P. Kelly and West Indies Shipping & Trading, Inc.-Possible Violations of the Shipping Act of 1984; Notice of Amendment to the Order of Investigation in Docket No. 99-15 David P. Kelly and West Indies Shipping and Trading, Inc.	Notice	Jul 06, 2000

Federal Reserve System

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	Jul 06, 2000
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies Formations, acquisitions, and mergers	Notice	Jul 06, 2000
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies Formations, acquisitions, and mergers	Notice	Jul 06, 2000

General Services Administration

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
General Services Administration Federal Travel Regulation; National Travel Conference 2000 The General Services Administration (GSA) is announcing that significant changes to the Federal Travel Regulation will be discussed at a national travel conference to be held in Orlando, Florida, October 30 through November 1, 2000. Additionally, Tra...	Notice	Jul 06, 2000

Health and Human Services Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > HRSA Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Comment Request Proposed collection; comment request	Notice	Jul 06, 2000
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Current Good Manufacturing Practices and Related Regulations for Blood and Blood Components The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA), Federal agencies are required to publish noti...	Notice	Jul 06, 2000
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Investigational Device Exemptions, Reports, and Records The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that the proposed collection of information listed below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.	Notice	Jul 06, 2000
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review Submission for OMB review; comment request	Notice	Jul 06, 2000
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Request for Samples and Protocols The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that the proposed collection of information listed below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.	Notice	Jul 06, 2000
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Administrative Detention and Banned Medical Devices; Correction The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that the proposed collection of information listed below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This doc...	Notice	Jul 06, 2000

Animal drugs, feeds, and related products:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA New Animal Drugs for Use in Animal Feeds; Bacitracin Methylene Disalicylate and Fenbendazole The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect approval of a new animal drug application (NADA) filed by Alpharma, Inc. The NADA provides for use of approved bacitracin methylene disalicylate and fenbendazol...	Rule	Jul 06, 2000
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Tolerances for Residues of New Animal Drugs in Food; Fenbendazole The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect approval of a supplemental new animal drug application (NADA) filed by Hoechst Roussel Vet. The supplemental NADA provides for establishing tolerances for resid...	Rule	Jul 06, 2000
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Ophthalmic and Topical Dosage Form New Animal Drugs; Furazolidone Aerosol Powder The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect approval of a supplemental new animal drug application (NADA) filed by Fort Dodge Animal Health, a Division of American Cyanamid Co. The supplemental NADA provi...	Rule	Jul 06, 2000

Color additives:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Listing of Color Additives Exempt From Certification; Haematococcus Algae Meal The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the color additive regulations to provide for the safe use of haematococcus algae meal as a color additive in the feed of salmonid fish to enhance the color of their flesh. This action is in response...	Rule	Jul 06, 2000
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Listing of Color Additives Exempt From Certification; Phaffia Yeast The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the color additive regulations to provide for the safe use of phaffia yeast as a color additive in the feed of salmonid fish to enhance the color of their flesh. This action is in response to a petit...	Rule	Jul 06, 2000

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Youth-Focused HIV/AIDS Prevention Program Development and Technical Assistance Collaboration With Countries Targeted by the Leadership and Investment in Fighting the Epidemic (LIFE) Initiative; Notice of Availability of Funds Youth-focused HIV/AIDS prevention program development and technical assistance collaboration with countries targeted by LIFE initiative	Notice	Jul 06, 2000

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Food and Drug Administration/Industry Exchange Workshop on Scale-Up and Postapproval Changes (SUPAC), Supplements, and Other Postapproval Changes; Public Workshop The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Office of the Commissioner, Office of Regulatory Affairs, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, and the Central Region Small Business Assistance Office, and the Pacific Region Small Business Office, in coope...	Notice	Jul 06, 2000
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Cancer Institute; Notice of Closed Meeting National Cancer Institute	Notice	Jul 06, 2000
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases	Notice	Jul 06, 2000
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; Notice of Closed Meetings National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences	Notice	Jul 06, 2000
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Mental Health; Notice of Closed Meetings National Institute of Mental Health	Notice	Jul 06, 2000
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse; Notice of Closed Meetings National Institute on Drug Abuse	Notice	Jul 06, 2000
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute on Drug Abuse	Notice	Jul 06, 2000
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings Scientific Review Center	Notice	Jul 06, 2000
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings Scientific Review Center	Notice	Jul 06, 2000

Homeland Security Department

Ports and waterways safety:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Safety Zone Regulations, Seafair Blue Angels Performance, Lake Washington, WA The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone on the waters of Lake Washington, Seattle, Washington. The Coast Guard is taking this action to safeguard the participants and spectators from the safety hazards associated with Seafair Blue Ang...	Rule	Jul 06, 2000

Housing and Urban Development Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Proposed Information Collection for HOPE VI Survey The proposed information collection requirement described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposa...	Notice	Jul 06, 2000

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Policy on Mineral Commodity Pricing and Opportunity for Comment The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is instituting a policy for calculating the mineral commodity price to use when determining whether a mining claim contains a "discovery" of a valuable mineral deposit. The policy is necessary to establish a consis...	Notice	Jul 06, 2000

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Information Collection To Be Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Approval Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) plans to submit the collection of information requirement described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). You may obtain...	Notice	Jul 06, 2000
Interior Department > FWS Extension of Approved Information Collection, OMB Number 1018-0093, on Permit Applications The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is announcing its intention to request renewal of its existing approval to collect certain information from applicants who wish to obtain a permit to conduct activities under a number of wildlife conservation laws,...	Notice	Jul 06, 2000
Interior Department > BLM OMB Approval Number 1004-0165; Information Collection Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for Review Under the Paperwork Reduction Act Proposed collection; comment request	Notice	Jul 06, 2000
Interior Department > BLM OMB Approval Number 1004-0029; Notice of Information Collection To Be Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for Review Under the Paperwork Reduction Act Submission for OMB review; comment request	Notice	Jul 06, 2000
Interior Department > BLM OMB Approval Number 1004-0010; Notice of Information Collection To Be Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for Review Under the Paperwork Reduction Act Submission for OMB review; comment request	Notice	Jul 06, 2000
Interior Department > BLM OMB Approval Number 1004-0012; Notice of Information Collection To Be Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for Review Under the Paperwork Reduction Act Submission for OMB review; comment request	Notice	Jul 06, 2000
Interior Department > BLM OMB Approval Number 1004-0011; Notice of Information Collection To Be Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for Review Under the Paperwork Reduction Act Submission for OMB review; comment request	Notice	Jul 06, 2000
Interior Department > BLM OMB Approval Number 1004-0004; Notice of Information Collection To Be Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for Review Under the Paperwork Reduction Act Submission for OMB review; comment request	Notice	Jul 06, 2000

Endangered and threatened species:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Designation of Critical Habitat for the Great Lakes Breeding Population of the Piping Plover We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, propose to designate 37 units along the Great Lakes shoreline of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York as critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act of 1973,...	Proposed Rule	Jul 06, 2000
Interior Department > FWS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Determination of Critical Habitat for Wintering Piping Plovers The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) proposes to designate 146 areas along the coasts of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas as critical habitat for the wintering population of the pipi...	Proposed Rule	Jul 06, 2000

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Availability of a Habitat Conservation Plan and Receipt of an Application for an Incidental Take Permit for the Beaver Creek Tract, Lincoln County, Oregon This notice advises the public that Coast Range Conifers, LLC (CRC or applicant) has applied to the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) for an incidental take permit pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (E...	Notice	Jul 06, 2000
Interior Department Fish and Wildlife Service Pursuant to the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has published a Revised Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment for the Edwin B. Forsythe and Cape May National Wil...	Notice	Jul 06, 2000

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force Ballast Water and Shipping Committee Meeting This notice announces a meeting of the Ballast Water and Shipping Committee of the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force. The meeting topics are identified in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.	Notice	Jul 06, 2000
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 July 19, 2000 to discuss the Restoration Reserve policy, 2001 project selection process, environmental water program, and other topics. The Amendments Subcommittee will also me...	Notice	Jul 06, 2000

Realty actions; sales, leases, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Realty Action, Sale of Public Land in Custer County, Idaho (IDI-32472) The following-described public land has been examined and through the public-supported land use planning process has been determined to be suitable for disposal by direct sale pursuant to Section 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1...	Notice	Jul 06, 2000

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department Final Report and Recommendations of the Working Group on the Endangered Species Act and Indian Water Rights The Department of the Interior is making available to the public and seeking comments on the Final Report and Recommendations of the Working Group on the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and Indian Water Rights. This Working Group of five agency employee...	Notice	Jul 06, 2000

Tribal-State Compacts approval; Class III (casino) gambling:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BIA Indian Gaming Pursuant to Section 11 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA), Public Law 100-497, 25 U.S.C. 2710, the Secretary of the Interior shall publish, in the Federal Register, notice of approved Tribal-State Compacts for the purpose of engaging in Class...	Notice	Jul 06, 2000

International Trade Commission

Import investigations:

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission Sparklers From China China	Notice	Jul 06, 2000
International Trade Commission Bulk Acetylsalicylic Acid (Aspirin) From China China	Notice	Jul 06, 2000
International Trade Commission Certain Cigarettes and Packaging Thereof; Notice of Commission Determinations To Extend the Deadline for Determining Whether To Review an Initial Determination Finding a Violation of Section 337 and To Extend the Target Date for Completing the Investigation Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined: (1) To extend the deadline for determining whether to review the final initial determination (ID) on violation by three weeks, or until August 28, 2000, and (2) to ex...	Notice	Jul 06, 2000
International Trade Commission Stainless Steel Bar From Brazil, India, Japan, and Spain The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of full reviews pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)(5)) (the Act) to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty orders on stainless steel bar from B...	Notice	Jul 06, 2000

Labor Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > DOL Proposed Collection; Comment Request The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or con...	Notice	Jul 06, 2000

Employee benefit plans; prohibited transaction exemptions:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > PWBA Grant of Individual Exemptions; The Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance Company (In Rehabilitation) (FML) This document contains exemptions issued by the Department of Labor (the Department) from certain of the prohibited transaction restrictions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (the Act) and/or the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (th...	Notice	Jul 06, 2000

Federal-State unemployment compensation program:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > ETA Federal-State Unemployment Compensation Program: Unemployment Insurance Program Letter Interpreting Federal Unemployment Insurance Law Federal unemployment insurance law; interpretation	Notice	Jul 06, 2000

Library of Congress

Title	Type	Published
Library of Congress > COLC Distribution of 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998 Digital Audio Recording Technology Royalties The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress is announcing the schedule for the 180-day arbitration period for the Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panel ("CARP") proceeding to determine the distribution of the 1995-98 digital audio recording technol...	Notice	Jul 06, 2000

Copyright office and procedures:

Title	Type	Published
Library of Congress > COLC Public Performance of Sound Recordings: Definition of a Service The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress is extending the period for filing reply comments in the proceeding to consider the merits of a petition filed by the Digital Media Association. The petition seeks a determination that a webcasting serv...	Proposed Rule	Jul 06, 2000

N
National Science Foundation

Title	Type	Published
National Science Foundation Conservation Act of 1978; Notice of Permit Modification The Foundation modified a permit to conduct activities regulated under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95-541; Code of Federal Regulations Title 45, Part 670).	Notice	Jul 06, 2000
National Science Foundation Notice of Permits Issued Under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish notice of permits issued under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. This is the required notice.	Notice	Jul 06, 2000

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Northeast Nuclear Energy Company, et al.; Millstone Nuclear Power Station Unit 2; Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact Northeast Nuclear Energy Co. et al.	Notice	Jul 06, 2000
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Tennessee Valley Authority; Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, Environment Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact Tennessee Valley Authority	Notice	Jul 06, 2000

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

Single-employer plans:

Title	Type	Published
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Title IV Aspects of Cash Balance Plans With Variable Indices Many cash balance plans use variable indices to determine future retirement benefits. If such a plan terminates in a distress or involuntary termination under Title IV of ERISA, the PBGC must make assumptions--as of the plan's termination date--about...	Proposed Rule	Jul 06, 2000

Small Business Administration

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration Notice of Sale of Business and Disaster Assistance Loans This notice announces the Small Business Administration's ("SBA") intention to sell approximately 25,000 secured and unsecured business and disaster assistance loans, (collectively referred to as the "Loans"). This is the first sale of Disaster Assis...	Notice	Jul 06, 2000

Disaster loan areas:

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration State of Louisiana (And Contiguous Counties in Texas and Arkansas) Louisiana	Notice	Jul 06, 2000

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration Region I Advisory Council Meeting; Public Meeting New England States	Notice	Jul 06, 2000
Small Business Administration Region IV Advisory Council Meeting; Public Meeting Southeastern States	Notice	Jul 06, 2000

Social Security Administration

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Social Security Administration Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Request and Comment Request Proposed collection; comment request	Notice	Jul 06, 2000

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Social Security Administration Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Advisory Panel Meeting Notice of meeting.	Notice	Jul 06, 2000

State Department

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Advisory Committee On Labor Diplomacy Notice of Meeting Labor Diplomacy Advisory Committee	Notice	Jul 06, 2000

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and Certain Related Acts Assistant Administrator for Latin America et al.	Notice	Jul 06, 2000

Surface Transportation Board

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Central Gulf Railway, Inc.-Lease and Operation Exemption-Terminal Railway Alabama State Docks Central Gulf Railway, Inc.	Notice	Jul 06, 2000
DOT, STB The International Paper Company-Acquisition of Control Exemption-Moscow, Camden & San Augustine Railroad and Angelina & Neches River Railroad Company International Paper Co.	Notice	Jul 06, 2000

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Amendment to Class E Airspace: Brownsville, PA Class E airspace; correction	Correction	Jul 06, 2000
Transportation Department > FAA Realignment of Federal Airways; MI This action realigns five Federal airways in the Marquette, MI, area. This action will realign the affected Federal airways from the Marquette Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range/Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME) to the Sawyer VOR/DME (pre...	Rule	Jul 06, 2000
Transportation Department > FAA IFR Altitudes; Miscellaneous Amendments This amendment adopts miscellaneous amendments to the required IFR (instrument flight rules) altitudes and changeover points for certain Federal airways, jet routes, or direct routes for which a minimum or maximum en route authorized IFR altitude is...	Rule	Jul 06, 2000
Transportation Department > FRA Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Program; Revisions The Department of Transportation (DOT) is issuing a final rule which implements the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Program (RRIF) to provide direct loans and loan guarantees to State and local governments, government sponsored auth...	Rule	Jul 06, 2000

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > OSHA, Transportation Department > FAA Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations; OSHA Data Initiative (1218-0209) Correction	Correction	Jul 06, 2000

Ports and waterways safety:

No documents available.

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

No documents available.

Treasury Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 8830 The Department of the Treasury, 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 collection...	Notice	Jul 06, 2000
Treasury Department Proposed Collection; Comment Request In order to comply with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, concerning proposed extensions of information collection requirements, FinCEN is soliciting comments concerning Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") Form 8852, Currency Tran...	Notice	Jul 06, 2000
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request For Form 3468 The Department of the Treasury, 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 collection...	Notice	Jul 06, 2000

Corporate activities:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > OCC Other Equity Investments The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is making a technical correction to its regulation on non-controlling equity investments to clarify that a national bank that wishes to use the notice procedure to make a non-controlling investment...	Rule	Jul 06, 2000

Income taxes:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Coordination of Sections 755 and 1060 Relating to Allocation of Basis Adjustments Among Partnership Assets; Hearing Cancellation This document provides notice of cancellation of a public hearing on proposed regulations relating to the allocation of basis adjustments among partnership assets under section 755.	Proposed Rule	Jul 06, 2000

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department Treasury Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of the U.S. Customs Service; Meeting This notice announces the date and time for the next meeting and the provisional agenda for consideration by the Committee.	Notice	Jul 06, 2000