August 28, 2000 (Volume 65)

Federal Register August 28, 2000

View all documents issued on August 28, 2000. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

98 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on August 28, 2000

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Exportation and importation of animals and animal products:

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We are adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the regulations governing the importation of pork and pork products by adding Portugal to the list of regions where African swine fever exists. We took this action because...
Rule Aug 28, 2000

Meetings:

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Burley Tobacco Advisory Committee
Notice Aug 28, 2000
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, the United States Department of Agriculture announces a meeting of the Forestry Research Advisory Council.
Notice Aug 28, 2000

User fees:

Title Type Published
We are changing our user fees for import- and export-related services that we provide for animals, animal products, birds, germ plasm, organisms, and vectors. We are increasing user fees for fiscal years 2001 through 2004 to reflect standard annual i...
Rule Aug 28, 2000

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Title Type Published
The Office of Export Trading Company Affairs ("OETCA"), International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce, has received an application to amend an Export Trade Certificate of Review ("Certificate"). This notice summarizes the proposed amendm...
Notice Aug 28, 2000

Agency information collection activities:

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Submission for OMB review; comment request
Notice Aug 28, 2000
Submission for OMB review; comment request
Notice Aug 28, 2000
Submission for OMB review; comment request
Notice Aug 28, 2000

Antidumping:

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Based on comments submitted by the petitioners with respect to the recent merger of Chilean salmon producers Marine Harvest Chile, S.A. (Marine Harvest) and Pesquera Mares Australes, Ltda. (Mares Australes), as well as information recently obtained b...
Notice Aug 28, 2000
Notice of Antidumping Duty Order.
Notice Aug 28, 2000

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

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In accordance with Executive Order 11625 and 15 U.S. C. 1512, the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) is soliciting competitive applications from organizations to operate new and enhanced Minority Business Development Centers (MBDC) under its...
Notice Aug 28, 2000
In accordance with Executive Order 11625 and 15 U.S.C. 1512, the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) is soliciting competitive applications from organizations to operate new and enhanced Native American Business Development Centers (NABDC) un...
Notice Aug 28, 2000
The NESDIS Office of Research and Applications (ORA) announces the availability of Federal assistance for fiscal year 2001 (FY 2001) in the Ocean Remote Sensing Program area. This announcement provides details on the technical program and includes de...
Notice Aug 28, 2000

Meetings:

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Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., notice is hereby given that the Computer System Security and Privacy Advisory Board (CSSPAB) will meet Tuesday, September 12, 2000, Wednesday, September 13, 2000, and Thursday, September...
Notice Aug 28, 2000
Regulations and Procedures Technical Advisory Committee
Notice Aug 28, 2000

Commodity Futures Trading Commission logo Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Commodity Exchange Act:

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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("Commission") is proposing to amend Rule 1.17(c)(5)(xiii) which requires a futures commission merchant ("FCM") or an independent introducing broker ("IBI"), when computing its adjusted net capital, to take a...
Proposed Rule Aug 28, 2000

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
Notice.
Notice Aug 28, 2000

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 and the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR, Parts 1500-1508) implementing the procedural provisions of NEPA, the United States Department of the N...
Notice Aug 28, 2000

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

Title Type Published
Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FARC) is proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement two statutory changes relevant to the definition of "Commercial Items": Section 803(a)(2)(D) of the Strom Thurmond National Defe...
Proposed Rule Aug 28, 2000
The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to: <bullet> Reflect changes made to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) prompt p...
Proposed Rule Aug 28, 2000

Education Department logo Education Department

Meetings:

Title Type Published
This notice announces the next hearing of the Web-based Education Commission. Notice of this hearing is required under Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. This document is intended to notify the general public of its opportunity t...
Notice Aug 28, 2000

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:

Title Type Published
American Electric Power Service Corp. et al.
Notice Aug 28, 2000

Meetings:

Title Type Published
This notice announces a meeting of the High Energy Physics Advisory Panel (HEPAP). Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92- 463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register.
Notice Aug 28, 2000
This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL). Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that p...
Notice Aug 28, 2000

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that the following Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Informat...
Notice Aug 28, 2000

Air pollutants, hazardous; national emission standards:

Title Type Published
This action proposes national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) for cellulose products manufacturing. Cellulose products manufacturing includes both the Viscose Processes source category and the Cellulose Ethers source category...
Proposed Rule Aug 28, 2000

Air pollution; standards of performance for new stationary sources:

Title Type Published
This notice announces the availability of additional data which supplement the database of emissions test reports used in developing the final regulations for commercial and industrial solid waste incineration (CISWI) units. We plan to issue the fina...
Proposed Rule Aug 28, 2000

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

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EPA is approving revisions to the Georgia State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the Atlantic Steel Transportation Control Measure (TCM) submitted by the State through the Department of Natural Resources on March 29, 2000, and revised and resubmitted on...
Rule Aug 28, 2000

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

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This document solicits cooperative agreement proposals from state environmental agencies to support the on-going work of states and establishment of programs to recognize facilities whose environmental performance exceeds minimal compliance. The Envi...
Notice Aug 28, 2000
This document solicits proposals from education institutions, environmental and educational public agencies, and not-for-profit organizations to assist the U.S. EPA Region VI in the implementation of the draft Border XXI Environmental Education (EE)...
Notice Aug 28, 2000

Pesticide programs:

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This notice announces the availability of risk assessments that were developed as part of the EPA's process for making Reregistration Eligibility Decisions (REDs) for pesticides and for tolerance reassessments consistent with the Federal Food, Drug,...
Notice Aug 28, 2000

Radiation protection programs:

Title Type Published
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the availability of, and soliciting public comments for 30 days on, a Department of Energy (DOE) document applicable to characterization of transuranic (TRU) radioactive waste at the Rocky Flats...
Proposed Rule Aug 28, 2000

Superfund program:

Title Type Published
EPA Region 4 announces the deletion of the General Tire Landfill Site (site) from the NPL and requests public comment on this action. The NPL constitutes appendix B to Part 300 of the National and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP)...
Rule Aug 28, 2000
The EPA proposes to delete the General Tire Landfill Site (site) from the NPL and requests public comment on this action. The NPL constitutes appendix B to Part 300 of the National and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP), which EPA...
Proposed Rule Aug 28, 2000

Water pollution control:

Title Type Published
EPA is providing notice of a proposed administrative penalty assessment for alleged violations of the Clean Water Act ("Act"). EPA is also providing notice of opportunity to comment on the proposed assessment. EPA is authorized under section 309(g) o...
Notice Aug 28, 2000

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

Common carrier services:

Title Type Published
This document announces the effective date of the amendments to rules regarding Truth-in-Billing and Billing Format to ensure that telephone bills contain information necessary for consumers to determine the validity of charges assessed on the bills...
Rule Aug 28, 2000

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Banks and bank holding companies:

General Services Administration logo General Services Administration

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), GSA has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve a new information collection concerning Child Care Subsidy Application-...
Notice Aug 28, 2000

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

No documents available.

Privacy Act:

Title Type Published
The General Services Administration (GSA) is providing notice of the establishment of a new record system, Transportation Benefits Records (GSA/Transit-1). The new system will collect information from employees applying for transportation benefits to...
Notice Aug 28, 2000

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
Proposed collection; comment request
Notice Aug 28, 2000

Biological products:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the biologics regulations by removing, revising, or updating specific regulations applicable to blood derivative products to be more consistent with current practices and to remove unnecessary or out...
Rule Aug 28, 2000

Medicaid:

Title Type Published
This document corrects a typographical error that appeared in the final rule concerning the State Children's Health Insurance Program published in the Federal Register on May 24, 2000.
Rule Aug 28, 2000

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Disaster assistance:

Title Type Published
This interim final rule sets out the procedures for applicants to obtain assistance for injuries and property damage resulting from the Cerro Grande fire.
Rule Aug 28, 2000

Drawbridge operations:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard is removing the operating regulation for the State Route 107 vertical lift bridge across the Red River, mile 59.5, at Moncla, Louisiana. A new State Route 107 fixed bridge has opened and the vertical lift bridge has been removed from...
Rule Aug 28, 2000
The Coast Guard proposes to change the regulation governing the operation of the State Route 23 vertical lift span drawbridge across the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (Algiers Alternate Route), mile 3.8, at Belle Chasse, Louisiana. The change would allo...
Proposed Rule Aug 28, 2000
The Coast Guard is removing the operating regulation for the State Route 22 swing bridge across the Tickfaw River, mile 7.2, at Killian, Louisiana. A new State Route 22 fixed bridge has opened and the swing bridge has been removed from the waterway....
Rule Aug 28, 2000

Privacy Act:

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), we (FEMA) give notice that we are establishing a new system of records under the authority of the Cerro Grande Fire Assistance Act, Public Law 106-246. This system of records will enable us...
Notice Aug 28, 2000

Uninspected vessels:

Title Type Published
This final rule makes a few changes to the fire-protection measures for towing vessels that were implemented by an interim rule in this rulemaking published on October 19, 1999. It makes them because of the public comments submitted in response to th...
Rule Aug 28, 2000

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Title Type Published
This notice proposes revised Departmental policies and procedures for compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), as amended, Executive Order 11514, as amended, and the Council on Environmental Quality's regulations. This action is...
Notice Aug 28, 2000

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) invites comments on the information collection request which will be renewed. The collection is: 25 CFR 151 Land Acquisitions, 1076-01...
Notice Aug 28, 2000
This notice announces that the Information Collection Request for the Payment for Appointed Counsel in Involuntary Indian Child Custody Proceedings in State Courts has been submitted to OMB for review and renewal.
Notice Aug 28, 2000

Comprehensive conservation plans; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
This notice advises the public that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service intends to gather information necessary to prepare a Comprehensive Conservation Plan and associated environmental documents for both of these refuges pursuant to the National Envi...
Notice Aug 28, 2000
This notice advises the public that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is preparing a Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP) and Environmental Assessment (EA) for Pierce NWR, Franz Lake NWR, and Steigerwald Lake NWR (refuges [collectively]),...
Notice Aug 28, 2000

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given on the action to amend Contract No. I75r-3401A dated February 7, 2000, with Contra Costa Water District, Central Valley Project, California, to extend the time for renegotiation of the provisions of Article 12 entitled Water Sh...
Notice Aug 28, 2000
Pursuant to section 102 (2) C. of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the National Park Service announces the availability of a final Environmental Impact Statement on the Lake McDonald/Park Headquarters Wastewater Treatment System Rehabil...
Notice Aug 28, 2000

Environmental statements; availability:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to section 206 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716), as amended and section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, the Bureau of La...
Notice Aug 28, 2000

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to the authorities in the Federal Advisory Committees Act (Pub. L. 92-463) and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (Pub. L. 94-579), the U. S. Bureau of Land Management's Northwest California Resource Advisory Council will meet Wednes...
Notice Aug 28, 2000

Motor vehicle use restrictions:

Title Type Published
In compliance with Title 43 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Subpart 8364.1(c), notice is hereby given that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is temporarily closing public land portions of Palm Hills Drive, also known as Dunn Road, to motorized v...
Notice Aug 28, 2000
Notice is hereby given that motorized vehicle use is limited to designated roads on public lands within the following block management areas. This will be in effect during the hunting season as established by the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife,...
Notice Aug 28, 2000

Opening of public lands:

Title Type Published
This notice terminates the temporary segregative effect of National Forest System lands which were originally included in two applications for exchanges: one for 236.16 acres in the Thunder Basin National Grassland, Medicine Bow National Forest and t...
Notice Aug 28, 2000

Resource management plans, etc.:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will amend the Judith-Valley-Phillips Resource Management Plan (RMP), the West HiLine RMP, and the Powder River Resource Area RMP with respect to management of public lands in Blaine, Ch...
Notice Aug 28, 2000

Withdrawal and reservation of lands:

Title Type Published
The United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, has canceled its application to withdraw 2 acres of National Forest System land for protection of the Spokane Mine and millsite. The temporary segregative effect of the application expired...
Notice Aug 28, 2000

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Alcohol, tobacco, and other excise taxes:

Title Type Published
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) is proposing to amend the regulations to require Federally licensed importers, manufacturers, and dealers of firearms to take at least one physical inventory each year. The proposed regulations also s...
Proposed Rule Aug 28, 2000

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

Title Type Published
This final rule places most ATF authorities contained in certain ATF regulations with the "appropriate ATF officer" and requires that persons file documents required by those regulations with the "appropriate ATF officer". Also, this final rule remov...
Rule Aug 28, 2000
Subordinate ATF officers
Notice Aug 28, 2000

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Title Type Published
Under section 101 of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, the Secretary of Labor (Secretary) may allow the modification of the application of a mandatory safety standard to a mine if the Secretary determines either that an alternate method...
Notice Aug 28, 2000

M
Management and Budget Office

Budget rescissions and deferrals

Title Type Published
Cumulative reports
Notice Aug 28, 2000

National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

No documents available.

National Credit Union Administration logo National Credit Union Administration

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
The NCUA intends to submit the following information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). This information collection is...
Notice Aug 28, 2000

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities logo National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

Meetings:

Title Type Published
This notice sets forth the agenda of a forthcoming meeting of the National Museum Services Board. This notice also describes the function of the board. Notice of this meeting is required under the Government through the Federal Advisory Committee Act...
Notice Aug 28, 2000

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

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The St. Albans Extended Care Center (ECC), operated by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center in Brooklyn, was formerly a U.S. Navy hospital. The Navy was authorized by the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission under various licenses from 195...
Notice Aug 28, 2000

Source material; domestic licensing:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is announcing the formation of two working groups regarding its regulatory activities concerning the distribution of source materials and the jurisdictional and technical issues relating to the regulation...
Proposed Rule Aug 28, 2000

O
Office of National Drug Control Policy

Meetings:

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Drug-Free Communities Act, a meeting of the Drug Free Communities Advisory Commission will be held on October 4-5, 2000 at the Office of National Drug Control Policy in the 5TH Floor Conference Room, 750 17th Street NW, 7th Flo...
Notice Aug 28, 2000

Postal Service logo Postal Service

International Mail Manual:

Title Type Published
The Postal Service is amending the interim rule on Priority Mail Global Guaranteed service to change rates for this service, add additional acceptance offices, introduce optional document reconstruction insurance coverage up to $2,499, and provide se...
Rule Aug 28, 2000

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Aug 28, 2000

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title Type Published
Public utility holding company filings
Notice Aug 28, 2000

Investment Company Act of 1940:

Title Type Published
Notice of application for an order pursuant to section 26(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("1940 Act") approving certain substitutions of securities, and pursuant to Section 17(b) of the 1940 Act exempting related transaction from section 17(a) of the 1940 Act.
Notice Aug 28, 2000

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
This action modifies Class E airspace at Dickinson, ND. An examination of the Class E airspace for Dickinson, ND, has revealed a discrepancy in the airport reference point used for the controlled airspace legal descriptions. This action corrects that...
Rule Aug 28, 2000

Airworthiness directives:

Title Type Published
This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to all Boeing Model 737-300, -400, and -500 series airplanes. This proposal would require repetitive inspections of certain connectors located in the main wh...
Proposed Rule Aug 28, 2000
This amendment supersedes an existing airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to Eurocopter Deutschland GMBH (ECD) Model BO-105A, BO-105C, BO-105 C-2, BO-105 CB-2, BO-105 CB- 4, BO-105S, BO-105 CS-2, BO-105 CBS-2, BO-105 CBS-4, and BO-105LS A-1 hel...
Rule Aug 28, 2000
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Eurocopter France Model EC120B helicopters. This action requires adjusting the clearance of the cabin sliding door if necessary. This amendment is prompted by an in-flight loss of a cabin s...
Rule Aug 28, 2000

Coastwise trade laws; administrative waivers:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to section 506 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended (Act), Marine Transport Corporation (MTC), by letter dated August 2, 2000, requests approval of the temporary transfer of the integrated tug barge, SMT Chemical Trader, Official Num...
Notice Aug 28, 2000

Drawbridge operations:

No documents available.

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title Type Published
The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared for the proposed reconstruction of Trunk Highway 60 (TH 60) in Nobles County, Minnesota.
Notice Aug 28, 2000

Meetings:

Title Type Published
This notice (1) announces the seventh joint annual plenary session of the North American Free Trade Agreement's (NAFTA) Land Transportation Standards Subcommittee (LTSS) and the Transportation Consultative Group (TCG) and other related meetings; and...
Notice Aug 28, 2000

Motor vehicle safety standards:

Title Type Published
This notice announces the decision by NHTSA that 1993-1994 Volkswagen EuroVan MPVs not originally manufactured to comply with all applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards are eligible for importation into the United States because they are s...
Notice Aug 28, 2000

Uninspected vessels:

No documents available.

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Alcohol, tobacco, and other excise taxes:

No documents available.

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

No documents available.

Veterans Affairs Department logo Veterans Affairs Department

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Special Medical Advisory Group
Notice Aug 28, 2000

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