October 4, 2000 (Volume 65)

Federal Register October 4, 2000

View all documents issued on October 4, 2000. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

113 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on October 4, 2000

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that the Rural Utilities Service (RUS), pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Regulations for Implementing NEPA (40 CFR Parts 1500-1508),...
Notice Oct 04, 2000

Food stamp program:

Title Type Published
This action provides final rulemaking for a proposed rule published May 27, 1999. It revises Food Stamp Program regulations pertaining to implementation of Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) systems in accordance with the Personal Responsibility and W...
Rule Oct 04, 2000

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

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The Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) announces the availability of grant funds and requests proposals for the Special Research Grants Program, Potato Research for fiscal year (FY) 2001. Subject to the availability...
Notice Oct 04, 2000

Meetings:

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The Klamath Provincial Advisory Committee will meet on October 11, 2000, at the Northern California Service Center, Training Room 1, 6101 Airport Road, Redding, California. The meeting will start at 9 A.M. and adjourn at 5 P.M. Agenda items for the m...
Notice Oct 04, 2000

Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board logo Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board

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The Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board proposes to adopt regulations for requesting and disclosing records under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The FOIA requires Federal agencies to create regulations establishing procedures for i...
Proposed Rule Oct 04, 2000

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Antidumping:

Title Type Published
In response to requests from Atlas Stainless Corporation, the Department of Commerce is conducting a new shipper administrative review of the antidumping duty order on stainless steel bar from India. This review covers sales of the subject merchandis...
Notice Oct 04, 2000
The Department of Commerce (the Department) is extending the time limit for the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review of grain-oriented electrical steel (GOES) from Italy. The period of review is August 1, 1998 through July 31,...
Notice Oct 04, 2000

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

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Central Institute for the Deaf et al.
Notice Oct 04, 2000

Fishery conservation and management:

Title Type Published
NMFS issues this proposed rule to prohibit fishing and anchoring of fishing vessels in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) within 15 nautical miles (nm) seaward from the baseline of Navassa Island.
Proposed Rule Oct 04, 2000
NMFS, Alaska Region, and the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) North Pacific Regional Fisheries Training Center will present a workshop at FISH EXPO concerning 2001 recordkeeping and reporting (R&R) requirements for the Alaska groundfish fisheries.
Notice Oct 04, 2000

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

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The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) published a document in the Federal Register of August 28, 2000, concerning solicitation of competitive applications from organizations to operate new and enhanced Minority Business Development Centers...
Notice Oct 04, 2000
The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) published a document in the Federal Register of August 28, 2000, concerning solicitation of competitive applications from organizations to operate new and enhanced Native American Business Development C...
Notice Oct 04, 2000

Marine mammals:

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NMFS is proposing regulations under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) that would limit the harvest and use of CI beluga whales. The management objectives of the proposed regulations are to recover this depleted stock to its Optimum Sustainable...
Proposed Rule Oct 04, 2000

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Vocational rehabilitation and education:

No documents available.

Education Department logo Education Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Title Type Published
This notice has been issued under the authority of Section 131 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2160). The Department is providing notice of a proposed "subsequent arrangement" under the Agreement for Cooperation Concerning Civ...
Notice Oct 04, 2000

Agency information collection activities:

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The EIA has submitted the energy information collections listed at the end of this notice to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)for review and a three-year extension under section 3507(h)(1) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-1...
Notice Oct 04, 2000

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title Type Published
ANR Storage Co.
Notice Oct 04, 2000
Blue Lake Gas Storage Co.
Notice Oct 04, 2000
Clear Creek Storage Co., L.L.C.
Notice Oct 04, 2000
Coyote Springs 2, LLC
Notice Oct 04, 2000
Egan Hub Partners, L.P.
Notice Oct 04, 2000
Kern River Gas Transmission Co.
Notice Oct 04, 2000
Kern River Gas Transmission Co.
Notice Oct 04, 2000
Northwest Gas Pipeline Corp.
Notice Oct 04, 2000
PGE Gas Transmission, Northwest Corp.
Notice Oct 04, 2000
PGE Gas Transmission, Northwest Corp.
Notice Oct 04, 2000
Portland Natural Gas Transmission System
Notice Oct 04, 2000
Reliant Energy Gas Transmission Co.
Notice Oct 04, 2000
Viking Gas Transmission Co.
Notice Oct 04, 2000

Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:

Meetings:

Title Type Published
This notice announces the first meeting of the Advanced Scientific Computing Advisory Committee (ASCAC). Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Regist...
Notice Oct 04, 2000
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 Oct 04, 2000

Natural Gas Policy Act:

Title Type Published
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is granting clarification of Order No. 587-L (65 FR 41873), which established November 1, 2000, as the date by which pipelines are required to comply with the regulation requiring them to permit shippers to of...
Rule Oct 04, 2000

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various States; air quality planning purposes; designation of areas:

Title Type Published
Environmental Protection Agency proposes to approve the Thurston County, Washington PM-10 area maintenance plan and redesignation request from nonattainment to attainment as revisions to the Washington State Implementation Plan. PM-10 air pollution i...
Proposed Rule Oct 04, 2000
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approves the Thurston County, Washington PM-10 area maintenance plan and redesignation request from nonattainment to attainment as revisions to the Washington State Implementation Plan. PM-10 air pollution is sus...
Rule Oct 04, 2000

Hazardous waste program authorizations:

Title Type Published
South Carolina has applied to EPA for Final authorization of the changes to its hazardous waste program under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). EPA proposes to grant final authorization to South Carolina. In the "Rules and Regulation...
Proposed Rule Oct 04, 2000
South Carolina has applied to EPA for Final authorization of the changes to its hazardous waste program under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). EPA has determined that these changes satisfy all requirements needed to qualify for Fina...
Rule Oct 04, 2000

Pesticide registration, cancellation, etc.:

Title Type Published
This notice announces receipt of applications to register pesticide products containing active ingredients not included in any previously registered products and a pesticide product involving a changed use pattern pursuant to the provisions of sectio...
Notice Oct 04, 2000

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the availability of Science Advisory Board (SAB) review drafts of the Draft Dioxin Reassessment Documents, Chapter 8: Dose-Response Modeling for 2,3,7,8-TCDD, Chapter 9: Toxic Equivalency F...
Notice Oct 04, 2000

Superfund; response and remedial actions, proposed settlements, etc.:

Title Type Published
In accordance with Section 122(i) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended ("CERCLA"), 42 U.S.C. 9622(i), notice is hereby given of a proposed administrative settlement for recovery of past and future r...
Notice Oct 04, 2000

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Special observances:

Title Type Published
African Growth and Opportunity Act; implementation (Proc. 7350)
Presidential Document Oct 04, 2000
Breast Cancer Awareness Month, National (Proc. 7346)
Presidential Document Oct 04, 2000
Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act; implementation (Proc. 7351)
Presidential Document Oct 04, 2000
Child Health Day (Proc. 7349)
Presidential Document Oct 04, 2000
Disability Employment Awareness Month, National (Proc. 7347)
Presidential Document Oct 04, 2000
Domestic Violence Awareness Month, National (Proc. 7348)
Presidential Document Oct 04, 2000

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
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 Oct 04, 2000

Common carrier services:

Title Type Published
The Federal Communications Commission has adopted licensing and service rules for entities to provide Mobile Satellite Service in the 2 GHz Band, specifically the 1990-2025 MHz and 2165-2200 MHz frequency bands. System proponents currently on file ar...
Rule Oct 04, 2000

Radio stations; table of assignments:

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The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by Nick Koster proposing the allotment of Channel 244A at Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, as the community's second local aural transmission service. Channel 244A can be allotted to Kailua-Kona in compliance...
Proposed Rule Oct 04, 2000
The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by Vernon R. Baldwin proposing the allotment of Channel 290A at Burgin, Kentucky, as the community's first local aural transmission service. Channel 290A can be allotted to Burgin in compliance wit...
Proposed Rule Oct 04, 2000
The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by Donald Staats proposing the allotment of Channel 279A at McConnelsville, Ohio, as the community's second local aural transmission service. Channel 279A can be allotted to McConnelsville in compl...
Proposed Rule Oct 04, 2000
This document allots Channel 277A to Pearsall, Texas, in response to a petition filed by The Pearsall Company. See 65 FR 11538, March 3, 2000. The coordinates for Channel 277A at Pearsall are 28-56- 40 NL and 99-11-44 WL. There is a site restriction...
Rule Oct 04, 2000
This document allots Channel 272A to Charlotte, Texas, in response to a petition filed by Kay-Zam Radio Company. See 65 FR 8931, February 23, 2000. The coordinates for Channel 272A at Charlotte are 28-46-00 NL and 98-42-00 WL. There is a site restric...
Rule Oct 04, 2000
This document requests comments on a petition filed by Radio Woodville, Inc. requesting the reallotment of Channel 234C2 from Woodville, Texas, to Wells, Texas, and modification of the license for Station KVLL to specify Wells, Texas, as the communit...
Proposed Rule Oct 04, 2000
The Commission, at the request of Windy Valley Broadcasting, allots Channel 290C1 at Upton, Wyoming, as the community's first local aural transmission service (RM-9460). See 64 FR 8786, February 23, 1999. At the request of Mount Rushmore Broadcasting...
Rule Oct 04, 2000

Federal Maritime Commission logo Federal Maritime Commission

Title Type Published
Agreements filed, etc.
Notice Oct 04, 2000

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Banks and bank holding companies:

General Services Administration logo General Services Administration

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title Type Published
Suitland, MD; Suitland Federal Center; master plan
Notice Oct 04, 2000

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is announcing that a collection of information entitled Restriction on Interstate Travel of Persons has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act...
Notice Oct 04, 2000

Grant and cooperative agreement awards:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Veterinary Medicine, announces the availability of funds to support an unsolicited grant application submitted by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). The academy has requested funds to support th...
Notice Oct 04, 2000

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
This notice clarifies Program Announcement No. OCS-2000-01 published in the Federal Register on August 19, 1999 (64 FR 45302) and corrects Program Announcement No. OCS-2001-01, published on June 20, 2000 (65 FR 38336). This notice clarifies the Rural...
Notice Oct 04, 2000

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing an FDA/ National Institute for Child Health and Human Development co-sponsored meeting on "Clinical Pharmacology During Pregnancy: Addressing Clinical Needs Through Science." Experts from industry,...
Notice Oct 04, 2000

Privacy Act:

Title Type Published
In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, we are proposing to establish a new system of records, "Record of Individuals Allowed Regular and Special Parking Privileges at the HCFA Building (PRKG), HHS/HCFA/OICS, System No. 09-70-...
Notice Oct 04, 2000

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Drawbridge operations:

Title Type Published
The Commander, Seventh Coast Guard District, has approved a temporary deviation from the regulations governing the operation of the Florida East Coast Railway bridge across the Okeechobee Waterway, mile 7.4, Stuart, Martin County, Florida. This devia...
Rule Oct 04, 2000
The Commander, Seventh Coast Guard District, has approved a temporary deviation from the regulations governing the operation of the CSX Railroad Drawbridge across the South Fork of the New River, mile 2.8, Ft. Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida. Thi...
Rule Oct 04, 2000

Navigation aids:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard is removing the requirement to use only tungsten-incandescent lighting for private aids to navigation. It will enable private industry and owners of private aids to navigation to take advantage of recent changes in lighting technology...
Rule Oct 04, 2000

Vocational rehabilitation and education:

Title Type Published
By statute, the monthly rates of basic educational assistance payable to reservists under the Montgomery GI Bill--Selected Reserve must be adjusted each fiscal year. In accordance with the statutory formula, the regulations governing rates of basic e...
Rule Oct 04, 2000

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Title Type Published
Endangered and threatened species permit applications
Notice Oct 04, 2000

Coal leases, exploration licenses, etc.:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that certain coal resources in the tract described below in San Juan County, New Mexico, will be offered for competitive lease by sealed bid in accordance with the provisions of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended (30 U...
Notice Oct 04, 2000

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Alaska Migratory Bird Co-management Council has scheduled its first meeting to begin the process of recommending regulations for the spring/summer migratory bird subsistence harvest for the period beginning March 10, 2002. At this meeting the Co-...
Notice Oct 04, 2000
The Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Advisory Council (Council) was established by the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-320) (Act) to receive reports and advise federal agencies on implementing the Act. In accordance wi...
Notice Oct 04, 2000
This notice informs the public of final meeting of the Advisory Committee to the Interagency Task Force to Improve Hydroelectric Licensing Processes on October 17, 2000, at the Department of Energy. Interested members of the public can attend the mee...
Notice Oct 04, 2000

Permanent program and abandoned mine land reclamation plan submissions:

Title Type Published
OSM is reopening the public comment period on a proposed amendment to the Maryland permanent regulatory program.(Maryland program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). The proposed amendment consists of revisions to t...
Proposed Rule Oct 04, 2000
OSM is announcing receipt of a proposed amendment to the Virginia regulatory program under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). The program amendment consists of changes to the Virginia Surface Mining Reclamation Regulation...
Proposed Rule Oct 04, 2000

Realty actions; sales, leases, etc.:

Title Type Published
The following public land in Garfield County, Utah has been examined and found suitable for classification for conveyance under the provisions of the R&PP Amendment Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100-648): Salt Lake Meridian, Utah, T. 35 South, R. 5 West, Sect...
Notice Oct 04, 2000

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
This notice solicits public comment on two documents designed to assist Federal agencies in developing alternative dispute resolution (ADR) programs: "Confidentiality in Federal Alternative Dispute Resolution Programs" and "Evaluation of Federal Alte...
Notice Oct 04, 2000

Schedules of controlled substances; production quotas:

Title Type Published
This notice proposes initial year 2001 aggregate production quotas for controlled substances in Schedules I and II of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA).
Notice Oct 04, 2000

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National Science Foundation

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title Type Published
U.S. National Assessment Synthesis Team
Notice Oct 04, 2000

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Oct 04, 2000
Operating licenses, amendments; no significant hazards considerations; biweekly notices
Notice Oct 04, 2000

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Enforcement actions:

Title Type Published
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or Commission) is publishing a revision to its General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions (NUREG-1600) (Enforcement Policy or Policy) to address the requirements of the Federal Civil P...
Notice Oct 04, 2000

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Federal claims collection:

Title Type Published
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its regulations to adjust the maximum Civil Monetary Penalties (CMPs) it can assess under statutes within the jurisdiction of the NRC. These changes are mandated by Congress in the Federal Civil Pen...
Rule Oct 04, 2000

Personnel Management Office logo Personnel Management Office

Excepted service:

Title Type Published
This gives notice of positions placed or revoked under Schedules A and B in the excepted service, as required by Civil Service Rule VI, Exceptions from the Competitive Service.
Notice Oct 04, 2000

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
Proposed collection; comment request
Notice Oct 04, 2000
Submission for OMB review; comment request
Notice Oct 04, 2000

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title Type Published
This notice supplements the Securities and Exchange Commission's notice of intent to establish the Securities and Exchange Commission Advisory Committee on Market Information ("Committee"), and intent to hold the first Committee meeting on October 10...
Notice Oct 04, 2000

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Title Type Published
American Stock Exchange LLC
Notice Oct 04, 2000
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
Notice Oct 04, 2000
Pacific Stock Exchange, Inc.
Notice Oct 04, 2000
Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc.
Notice Oct 04, 2000
Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc.
Notice Oct 04, 2000

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
Pursuant to FAA's rulemaking provisions governing the application, processing, and disposition of petitions for exemption (14 CFR Part 11), this notice contains a summary of certain petitions seeking relief from specified requirements of the Federal...
Notice Oct 04, 2000

Airworthiness directives:

Title Type Published
This document proposes the supersedure of an existing airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-80 series airplanes and Model MD-88 airplanes, that currently requires a one-time inspection to detect cracking of...
Proposed Rule Oct 04, 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 will be prepared for proposed transportation improvements within the Highway 75 corridor from Timmerman Junction to Ketchum, Idaho.
Notice Oct 04, 2000

Hazardous materials:

Title Type Published
In accordance with the procedures governing the application for, and the processing of, exemptions from the Department of Transportation's Hazardous Materials Regulations (49 CFR Part 107, Subpart B), notice is hereby given of the actions on exemptio...
Notice Oct 04, 2000
Until recently, Q3 Comdyne, Inc. held four exemptions authorizing the manufacture, mark and sale of non-DOT specification fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) full composite (FC) cylinders. Recently, RSPA (we) was informed that Q3 Comdyne, Inc., is no long...
Notice Oct 04, 2000

Motor vehicle safety standards; exemption petitions, etc.:

Navigation aids:

No documents available.

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

No documents available.

Transportation Equity Act for 21st Century; implementation:

Title Type Published
This document adopts as a final rule, with some changes, the regulations that were published in an interim final rule to implement a new program established by the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA 21) Restoration Act. The final rul...
Rule Oct 04, 2000

Vocational rehabilitation and education:

No documents available.

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Veterans Affairs Department logo Veterans Affairs Department

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Research and Development Cooperative Studies Evaluation Committee
Notice Oct 04, 2000
Voluntary Service National Advisory Committee
Notice Oct 04, 2000

Vocational rehabilitation and education:

No documents available.

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