Federal Register November 17, 2000 (Volume 65)

Agencies Publishing on November 17, 2000

Agriculture Department (5)
Commerce Department (8)
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (2)
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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (4)
Defense Department (3)
Education Department (1)
Energy Department (1)
Environmental Protection Agency (10)
Executive Office of the President (1)
Federal Communications Commission (4)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (1)
Federal Reserve System (6)
Federal Trade Commission (2)
General Services Administration (1)
Government Accountability Office (2)
Health and Human Services Department (14)
Homeland Security Department (3)
Housing and Urban Development Department (1)
Inter-American Foundation (1)
Interior Department (6)
International Trade Commission (2)
Justice Department (2)
Labor Department (2)
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National Capital Planning Commission (1)
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National Council on Disability (1)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (3)
Securities and Exchange Commission (10)
Small Business Administration (2)
State Department (2)
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Trade Representative, Office of United States (1)
Transportation Department (7)
Treasury Department (3)

Agriculture Department

Appealable decisions; legal notice:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS Newspapers to be Used for Publication of Legal Notice of Appealable Decisions for the Southern Region; Alabama, Kentucky, Georgia, Tennessee, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Virginia, West Virginia, Arkansas, Oklahoma, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico Deciding Officers in the Southern Region will publish notice of decisions subject to administrative appeal under 36 CFR part 217 in the legal notice section of the newspapers listed in the Supplementary Information section of this notice. As provided...	Notice	Nov 17, 2000

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS Dry Fork Vegetation Restoration EIS-Lewis and Clark National Forest The Forest Service will prepare an environmental impact statement on a proposal to treat vegetation on approximately 4,100 acres in Cascade and Judith Basin Counties, Montana. An assessment titled Dry Fork Vegetation and Recreation Restoration Enviro...	Notice	Nov 17, 2000
Agriculture Department > RUS South Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc.; Notice of Intent to Hold A Public Workshop and Prepare An Environmental Assessment The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) intends to hold a public scoping meeting/workshop and prepare an environmental assessment (EA) in connection with possible impacts related to the construction and operation of a combined cycle combustion turbine gene...	Notice	Nov 17, 2000

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department Commission on 21st Century Production Agriculture; Notice of Meeting The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has established the Commission on 21st Century Production Agriculture. In accordance with Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), notice is hereby given of the meetings in November/Dece...	Notice	Nov 17, 2000
Agriculture Department > FS Opal Creek Scenic Recreation Area (SRA) Advisory Council An Opal Creek Scenic Recreation Area Advisory Council meeting will convene in Stayton, Oregon on Monday, December 11, 2000. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m., and will conclude at approximately 8:30 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Sout...	Notice	Nov 17, 2000

Commerce Department

Endangered and threatened species:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS, Commerce Department > NOAA Endangered and Threatened Species; Final Endangered Status for a Distinct Population Segment of Anadromous Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) in the Gulf of Maine The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) (the Services) determine endangered status pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA), as amended, for the Gulf of Maine distinct population segment (...	Rule	Nov 17, 2000

Fishery conservation and management:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fisheries; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Incidental Catch NMFS intends to undertake rulemaking to reduce the level of Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) that is discarded dead by vessels in the pelagic longline fishery, and issues this ANPR to request comments on potential changes to the Atlantic tuna regulations...	Proposed Rule	Nov 17, 2000
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Coastal Pelagic Species Fisheries; Closure of Directed Fishery for Pacific Mackerel; Correction This document contains a correction to the Pacific mackerel closure which was published on November 1, 2000.	Rule	Nov 17, 2000
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Western Alaska Community Development Quota Program NMFS issues a final rule that reduces observer experience requirements for some catcher vessels and reduces observer coverage experience requirements for some shoreside processors participating in the Western Alaska Community Development Quota (CDQ)...	Rule	Nov 17, 2000

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Summer Flounder Monitoring Committee, Scup Monitoring Committee, and Black Sea Bass Monitoring Committee will hold a public meeting.	Notice	Nov 17, 2000
Commerce Department > NOAA New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Research Steering Committee. Recommendations from the Committee will be brought to the full Council for formal consideration and action, if appropriate.	Notice	Nov 17, 2000
Commerce Department > NOAA North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its advisory committees will hold public meetings.	Notice	Nov 17, 2000

Patent cases:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > PTO Treatment of Unlocatable Patent Application and Patent Files The United States Patent and Trademark Office is amending the rules of practice to provide for the replacement of patent application and patent files that cannot be located after a reasonable search. This change is designed to expedite the process of...	Rule	Nov 17, 2000

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

Title	Type	Published
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled Procurement List; Proposed Additions and Deletions The Committee is proposing to add to the Procurement List services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and to delete commodities previously furnished by such agencies.	Notice	Nov 17, 2000
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled Procurement List; Additions and Deletion This action adds to the Procurement List a commodity and services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and deletes from the Procurement List commodity previously furnished by such ag...	Notice	Nov 17, 2000

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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

Title	Type	Published
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Request for Public Comments on the Extension of Temporary Amendment to the Requirements for Participating in the Special Access Program for Caribbean Basin Countries and the Outward Processing Program Request for public comments concerning the extension of amendment to the requirements for participation in the Special Access Program and the Outward Processing Program.	Notice	Nov 17, 2000

Cotton, wool, and man-made textiles:

Title	Type	Published
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool, Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Hong Kong Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting limits.	Notice	Nov 17, 2000
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in India Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting limits.	Notice	Nov 17, 2000
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Announcement of Import Restraint Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool, Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Sri Lanka Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs establishing limits.	Notice	Nov 17, 2000

Defense Department

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USAF Air Force A-76 Initiatives Cost Comparisons and Direct Conversions (As of September 30, 2000) Commercial activities performance (OMB A-76); cost comparison studies	Notice	Nov 17, 2000

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USAF Notice To Extend the Public and Agency Scoping Period and Conduct an Additional Scoping Meeting for the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Development of an Air-to-Ground Training Range in the State of Montana Montana; air-to-ground training range development	Notice	Nov 17, 2000

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

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USN Notice of Intent to Grant Exclusive Patent Licenses to Cummins Industries, Inc. The Department of the Navy hereby gives notice of a prospective license to Cummins Industries, Inc. to the Government-owned inventions described in U.S. Patent No. 5,760,089 entitled, "Chemical Warfare Agent Decontaminant Solution Using Quaternary Am...	Notice	Nov 17, 2000

Education Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Parent Training and Information Centers Programs We are proposing to waive the requirements in EDGAR at 34 CFR 75.261 as applied to the Parent Training and Information Centers (PTIs) funded in FY 1999 and to authorize the Centers to carry out additional activities to support fifth year funding. Sec...	Notice	Nov 17, 2000

Energy Department

Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings Oklahoma Gas Electric Co. et al.	Notice	Nov 17, 2000

Environmental Protection Agency

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Application for Reimbursement to Local Governments for Emergency Response to Hazardous Substance Releases Under CERCLA Section 123 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): Application fo...	Notice	Nov 17, 2000

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments EPA expressed concerns regarding air quality due to prescribed burning, funding of K-V projects, and roads. EPA requested that the EIS commit to completing restoration projects; describe the smoke management program and provide information on road de...	Notice	Nov 17, 2000
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability Weekly receipts	Notice	Nov 17, 2000

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Request for Applications, Ecology and Oceanography of Harmful Algal Blooms Program The purpose of this notice is to advise the public that the participating agencies are soliciting research proposals of up to 3 years duration, and depending on appropriations up to 5 years for multidisciplinary regional studies, for the Ecology and...	Notice	Nov 17, 2000
Environmental Protection Agency Technical Resource Center for Integrated Pest Management in Schools and Day Care Centers; Solicitation of Grant Proposals EPA is soliciting pre-application grant proposals and is prepared to provide up to $100,000 for the establishment of a Technical Resource Center for promoting the adoption of integrated pest management (IPM) in schools and day care centers. This Cent...	Notice	Nov 17, 2000
Environmental Protection Agency Investigator-Initiated Grants: Request for Applications This notice provides information on the availability of fiscal year 2001 investigator-initiated grants program announcements, in which the areas of research interest, eligibility and submission requirements, evaluation criteria, and implementation sc...	Notice	Nov 17, 2000

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Science Advisory Board; Notification of Public Advisory Committee Meeting Science Advisory Board	Notice	Nov 17, 2000

Pesticide registration, cancellation, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Chlorpyrifos; Receipt of Requests For End-Use Product Amendments and Cancellations Companies that hold the pesticide registrations of enduse pesticide products containing chlorpyrifos [O,O-diethyl O-(3,5,6- trichloro-2-pyridinyl)phosphorothioate] have asked EPA to cancel or amend their registrations. Pursuant to section 6(f)(1) of...	Notice	Nov 17, 2000

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

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Proposed CERCLA Administrative Cashout Settlement; Energynorth Natural Gas, Inc., and Public Service of New Hampshire, Nashua River Asbestos Site, Nashua, NH 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 projecte...	Notice	Nov 17, 2000

Water quality criteria:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Notice of Intent To Develop Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Protection of Human Health-Methylmercury; Notice of Reopening to Public Comment Period This notice informs the public that the period for the submission of scientific and technical information for the development of the revised Ambient Water Quality Criterion for Methylmercury is extended.	Notice	Nov 17, 2000

Executive Office of the President

Special observances:

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President America Recycles Day, 2000 America Recycles Day (Proc. 7377)	Presidential Document	Nov 17, 2000

Federal Communications Commission

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > PWBA, Federal Communications Commission Petitions for Reconsideration and Clarification of Action in Rulemaking Proceedings Rulemaking proceedings; petitions filed, granted, denied, etc.; correction	Correction	Nov 17, 2000

Frequency allocations and radio treaty matters:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission 3650-3700 MHz Government Transfer This document allocates 50 megahertz of spectrum in the 3650- 3700 MHz band to the fixed and mobile (base stations) terrestrial services on a primary basis. We are "grandfathering" existing fixed satellite service ("FSS") earth station sites in this...	Rule	Nov 17, 2000
Federal Communications Commission Transfer of the 3650 Through 3700 MHz Band and the 4.9 GHz Band From Federal Government Use This document proposes to establish licensing and service rules for the assignment of fixed and mobile services licenses in the 3650 through 3700 MHz band. This document also seeks comments on whether technical requirements or other reasons justify l...	Proposed Rule	Nov 17, 2000

Radio broadcasting:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Creation of Low Power Radio Service This document corrects errors in the final rule portion regarding low power radio service published in the Federal Register of November 9, 2000.	Rule	Nov 17, 2000

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Title	Type	Published
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Nov 17, 2000

Federal Reserve System

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Sunshine Meeting Notice Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Nov 17, 2000

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request The Federal Reserve proposes to implement numerous revisions that will streamline the existing reporting requirements. These eliminations and reductions in detail will help the Federal Reserve achieve the objective set forth in Section 307(c) of the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994, which directs the banking agencies to review the information that institutions currently report in the Call Report and the bank holding company (BHC) reports and eliminate existing reporting requirements that are not warranted for safety and soundness or other public policy purposes.	Notice	Nov 17, 2000

Banks and bank holding companies:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of Banks or Bank Holding Companies Change in bank control	Notice	Nov 17, 2000
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies Formations, acquisitions, and mergers	Notice	Nov 17, 2000
Federal Reserve System Notice of Proposals To Engage in Permissible Nonbanking Activities or To Acquire Companies That Are Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking Activities Permissible nonbanking activities	Notice	Nov 17, 2000

Federal Reserve bank services:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Federal Reserve Bank Services The Board has approved the fee schedules for Federal Reserve priced services and electronic connections and a private-sector adjustment factor (PSAF) for 2001 of $206.9 million. These actions were taken in accordance with the requirements of the Mone...	Notice	Nov 17, 2000

Federal Trade Commission

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Trade Commission Public Workshop: The Mobile Wireless Web, Data Services and Beyond: Emerging Technologies and Consumer Issues The Federal Trade Commission ("Commission") has set December 11-12, 2000 as the dates for a public workshop examining emerging wireless Internet and data technologies and the privacy, security, and consumer protection issues they raise.	Notice	Nov 17, 2000

Textile Fiber Products Identification Act:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Trade Commission Rules and Regulations Under the Textile Fiber Products Identification Act The Federal Trade Commission ("Commission") solicits comments as to whether to amend Rule 7 of the Rules and Regulations Under the Textile Fiber Products Identification Act ("Textile Rules," 16 CFR 303.7) to designate a new generic fiber name and est...	Proposed Rule	Nov 17, 2000

General Services Administration

National Environmental Protection Act; implementation:

Title	Type	Published
General Services Administration Environmental Considerations in Decisionmaking This notice announces that GSA is publishing final revised internal GSA procedures to be followed in implementing the requirements of section 102(2) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321, ital.); Executiv...	Notice	Nov 17, 2000

Government Accountability Office

Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board:

Title	Type	Published
Government Accountability Office Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board Federal Financial Accounting Standards Notice of New Exposure Draft Eliminating Disclosures Related to Tax Revenue Transactions by the Internal Revenue Service, Customs, and Others.	Notice	Nov 17, 2000

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Government Accountability Office Notice of Meetings Notice of meetings through June 2001.	Notice	Nov 17, 2000

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department Federal Financial Participation in State Assistance Expenditures; Federal Matching Shares for Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, Medicaid, Aid to Needy Aged, Blind, or Disabled Persons and State Children's Health Insurance Program for October 1, 2001 through September 30, 2002 The Federal Medical Assistance Percentages and Enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentages for Fiscal Year 2002 have been calculated pursuant to the Social Security Act (the Act). These percentages will be effective from October 1, 2001 through S...	Notice	Nov 17, 2000

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > ACF Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Submission for OMB review; comment request	Notice	Nov 17, 2000

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > HRSA Maternal and Child Health Federal Set-Aside Program; Special Projects of Regional and National Significance; Community-Based Abstinence Education Project Grants The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announces that approximately $17 million in fiscal year (FY) 2001 funds is available for making competitive grants to implement strategies to provide abstinence education to adolescents, ages 12...	Notice	Nov 17, 2000

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Cancer Institute; Notice of Closed Meeting National Cancer Institute	Notice	Nov 17, 2000
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Cancer Institute; Notice of Closed Meeting National Cancer Institute	Notice	Nov 17, 2000
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Child Health and Human Development	Notice	Nov 17, 2000
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Child Health and Human Development	Notice	Nov 17, 2000
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of General Medical Sciences; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of General Medical Sciences	Notice	Nov 17, 2000
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Mental Health; Notice of Closed Meetings National Institute of Mental Health	Notice	Nov 17, 2000
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke	Notice	Nov 17, 2000
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Library of Medicine; Notice of Closed Meeting National Library of Medicine	Notice	Nov 17, 2000
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meeting Scientific Review Center	Notice	Nov 17, 2000
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meeting Scientific Review Center	Notice	Nov 17, 2000
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings Scientific Review Center	Notice	Nov 17, 2000

Homeland Security Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management and Budget (OMB): OMB Control Numbers 2115-0012 and 2115-0518 In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Coast Guard intends to seek the approval of OMB for the renewal of two Information Collection Requests (ICRs). The ICRs comprise (1) U.S. Coast Guard Academy--Preliminary Application and Sup...	Notice	Nov 17, 2000

Drawbridge operations:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Drawbridge Operation Regulations: Raritan River, Arthur Kill, and Their Tributaries, NJ The Commander, First Coast Guard District, has issued a temporary deviation from the drawbridge operation regulations for the Perth Amboy railroad bridge, at mile 0.5, across the Raritan River in New Jersey. This deviation from the regulations allows...	Rule	Nov 17, 2000

Ports and waterways safety:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Safety Zone: Andrew McArdle (Meridian Street) Bridge, Chelsea River, Chelsea, MA The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone on the Chelsea River for the Andrew McArdle Bridge repairs in all waters 100 yards upstream and 100 yards downstream from the bridge location. The safety zone temporarily requires a four-hour ad...	Rule	Nov 17, 2000

Housing and Urban Development Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Federal Property Suitable as Facilities To Assist the Homeless This Notice identifies unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal property reviewed by HUD for suitability for possible use to assist the homeless.	Notice	Nov 17, 2000

Inter-American Foundation

Title	Type	Published
Inter-American Foundation Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Nov 17, 2000

Interior Department

Endangered and threatened species:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Establishment of a Nonessential Experimental Population of Grizzly Bears in the Bitterroot Area of Idaho and Montana We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), intend to restore the grizzly bear (Ursus arctos), a threatened species, into east- central Idaho and a portion of western Montana. We are designating grizzly bears to be reintroduced into the area describ...	Rule	Nov 17, 2000

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Record of Decision Concerning Grizzly Bear Recovery in the Bitterroot Ecosystem Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) issues this Record of Decision (ROD) and Statement of Findings upon consideration of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Recove...	Notice	Nov 17, 2000
Interior Department > BLM Proposed Cadiz Groundwater Storage Dry-Year Supply Program, Pipeline Right of Way and Plan Amendment A public meeting on the Supplement to the Draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS) for the Cadiz Groundwater Storage Dry-Year Supply Program is scheduled for November 29, 2000 at 7:00 p.m. in the Twentynine Palms Cit...	Notice	Nov 17, 2000
Interior Department > FWS, BOR Notice of Availability of Final Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report This notice announces the availability of a joint final Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (FEIS/EIR) for the Trinity River Mainstem Fishery Restoration. This notice is the second notice of availability and follows the first n...	Notice	Nov 17, 2000

Oil and gas leases:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil And Gas Lease Under Pub. L. 97-451, the lessee timely filed a petition for reinstatement of oil and gas lease MTM 89255, Sweet Grass County, Montana . The lessee paid the required rental accruing from the date of termination. We haven't issued any leases affecting...	Notice	Nov 17, 2000

Survey plat filings:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Filing of Plats of Survey: Oregon/Washington The plats of survey of the following described lands are scheduled to be officially filed in the Oregon State Office, Portland, Oregon, thirty (30) calendar days from the date of this publication.	Notice	Nov 17, 2000

International Trade Commission

Import investigations:

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission Honey From Argentina and China Argentina and China	Notice	Nov 17, 2000
International Trade Commission Foundry Coke From China China	Notice	Nov 17, 2000

Justice Department

Schedules of controlled substances:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > DEA Schedule II Control of Dihydroetorphine Under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) This is a final rule issued by the DEA that dihydroetorphine (7,8-dihydro-7<greek-a>-[1-(R)-hydroxy-1-methylbutyl]-6,14-endo- ethanotetrahydrooripavine) is a Schedule II controlled substance. Although dihydroetorphine is not specifically listed in Sc...	Rule	Nov 17, 2000

Schedules of controlled substances; production quotas:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > DEA Controlled Substances: 2000 Aggregate Production Quota This notice establishes a revised 2000 aggregate production quota for marihuana, a Schedule I controlled substance in the Controlled Substances Act (CSA).	Notice	Nov 17, 2000

Labor Department

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department Minimum Wages for Federal and Federally Assisted Construction; General Wage Determination Decisions Minimum wages for Federal and federally-assisted construction; general wage determination decisions	Notice	Nov 17, 2000

Employee Retirement Income Security Act:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > PWBA Plans Established or Maintained Under or Pursuant to Collective Bargaining Agreements Under Section 3(40)(A) of ERISA Plans established or maintained; correction	Correction	Nov 17, 2000

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National Capital Planning Commission

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
National Capital Planning Commission District of Columbia Plans for the Reuse and Restoration of Kingman and Heritage Islands; Public Meeting and Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment Pursuant to section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as implemented by the Council on Environmental Quality (40 CFR Parts 1500-1508), and in accordance with the Environmental Policies and Procedures implemented by th...	Notice	Nov 17, 2000

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National Council on Disability

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
National Council on Disability Advisory Committee Meeting/Conference Call This notice sets forth the schedule of the forthcoming meeting/conference call for NCD's advisory committee--International Watch. Notice of this meeting is required under Section 10 (a)(1)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (P.L. 92-463). Inter...	Notice	Nov 17, 2000

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The NRC recently submitted to OMB for review the following proposal for the collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). The NRC hereby informs potential respondents that an agency may...	Notice	Nov 17, 2000

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards, Subcommittee Meeting on Planning and Procedures; Notice of Meeting Reactor Safeguards Advisory Committee	Notice	Nov 17, 2000
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Meeting Notice Reactor Safeguards Advisory Committee	Notice	Nov 17, 2000

Securities and Exchange Commission

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Proposed Collection: Comment Request Proposed collection; comment request	Notice	Nov 17, 2000
Securities and Exchange Commission Proposed Collection; Comment Request Proposed collection; comment request	Notice	Nov 17, 2000

Joint industry plan:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Joint Industry Plan; Solicitation of Comments on the Pacific Exchange, Inc.'s Request To Expand the Number of Securities Eligible for Trading Pursuant to the Reporting Plan for Nasdaq/National Market Securities Traded on an Exchange on an Unlisted or Listed Basis Pacific Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Nov 17, 2000

Self-regulatory organizations:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Global Joint Venture Matching Services-US, LLC; Notice of Filing of Application for Exemption From Registration as a Clearing Agency Global Joint Venture Matching ServicesUS, LLC	Notice	Nov 17, 2000

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change by the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated Relating to an Interpretation of Paragraph (b) of Article Fifth of Its Certificate of Incorporation Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Nov 17, 2000
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Depository Trust Company; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change Relating to the Combination of the Depository Trust Company's TradeSuite Institutional Trade Processing Services With Thomson-Financial ESG's Institutional Trade Processing Services Depository Trust Co.	Notice	Nov 17, 2000
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Order Granting Approval of Proposed Rule Change by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Requiring Public Disclosure of Receipt of a Delisting Notice National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.	Notice	Nov 17, 2000
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change by National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Relating to Rule 10334 of the NASD Code of Arbitration Procedure National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.	Notice	Nov 17, 2000
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Order Approving a Proposed Rule Change by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Relating to the Definition of “Public Offering” for Purposes of Nasdaq's Shareholder Approval Rules National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.	Notice	Nov 17, 2000
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change by the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. To Amend Arbitration Rules Regarding Pilot Program for Mediation and Administration Conferences New York Stock Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Nov 17, 2000

Small Business Administration

Small business investment companies:

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration Small Business Investment Companies This final rule implements a provision of Public Law 106-9, enacted April 5, 1999, under which certain types of consideration paid to a small business investment company (SBIC) by a small business are excluded from "cost of money" limitations.	Rule	Nov 17, 2000

Small business size standards:

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration Small Business Size Standards; Health Care The Small Business Administration is adopting new size standards for 19 Health Care industries and retaining the existing $5 million size standard for the remaining 11 Health Care industries. The North American Industry Classification System classifi...	Rule	Nov 17, 2000

State Department

Foreign Assistance Act, etc.; determinations:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Determination; Assistance to the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Sudanese National Democratic Alliance civilian wing	Notice	Nov 17, 2000

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Public Meeting To Discuss Preparations for Negotiations on an International Agreement Through the United Nations Environment Program on Persistent Organic Pollutants The United States Government, through an interagency working group chaired by the U.S. Department of State, is preparing for the fifth and final negotiations through the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) on a global agreement to address the r...	Notice	Nov 17, 2000

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Trade Representative, Office of United States

World Trade Organization:

Title	Type	Published
Trade Representative, Office of United States WTO Dispute Settlement Proceeding Regardin United States of America-Section 211 of the Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 1999 The Office of the United States Trade Representative ("USTR") is providing notice of the establishment and composition of a dispute settlement panel under the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization ("WTO") requested by the Euro...	Notice	Nov 17, 2000

Transportation Department

Agency information collection activities:

No documents available.

Air traffic operating and flight rules, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA High Density Traffic Airports; Slot Allocation and Transfer Method This action explains the adoption and implementation of a temporary policy regarding the minimum slot usage requirement for slots and slot exemptions at LaGuardia Airport for the winter season. A recent increase in the total number of operations at t...	Notice	Nov 17, 2000

Airworthiness directives:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Aerospatiale Model ATR-42 and ATR-72 Series Airplanes This amendment rescinds an existing Airworthiness Directive (AD), applicable to all Aerospatiale Model ATR-42 and ATR-72 series airplanes. That AD currently requires revising the Airplane Flight Manual to add specific flightcrew instructions to be fo...	Rule	Nov 17, 2000
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Israel Aircraft Industries, Ltd., Model 1121, 1121A, 1121B, 1123, 1124, and 1124A Series Airplanes This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to all Israel Aircraft Industries, Ltd., Model 1121, 1121A, 1121B, 1123, 1124, and 1124A series airplanes. This action requires a one-time inspection, and corrective action i...	Rule	Nov 17, 2000

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > MARAD Sea Princess Trading, Inc. and the Sabine Transportation Company; Notice of Petition for a Declaratory Order The Maritime Administration is seeking public comment on the subject petition. Pursuant to 46 CFR 201.74, Sea Princess Trading, Inc. (Trading), the owner, and the Sabine Transportation Company (Sabine), the operator, by petition dated November 7, 200...	Notice	Nov 17, 2000

Drawbridge operations:

No documents available.

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FHWA Environmental Impact Statement: Athens and Meigs Counties, Ohio The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public of the retraction of the Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for a proposed highway project in Athens and Meigs Counties, Ohio, that was originally published in the Federa...	Notice	Nov 17, 2000

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FRA Railroad Safety Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting FRA announces the next meeting of the RSAC, a Federal Advisory Committee that develops railroad safety regulations through a consensus process. The meeting will address a wide range of topics, including possible adoption of specific recommendations f...	Notice	Nov 17, 2000

Motor vehicle safety standards:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > NHTSA Decision That Nonconforming 1994-1998 Land Rover Discovery Multi-Purpose Passenger Vehicles Are Eligible for Importation This notice announces the decision by NHTSA that 1994-1998 Land Rover Discovery 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...	Notice	Nov 17, 2000

Ports and waterways safety:

No documents available.

Treasury Department

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > FS Fee Schedule for the Transfer of U.S. Treasury Book-Entry Securities Held on the National Book-Entry System The Department of the Treasury is announcing a new fee schedule for the transfer of book-entry securities maintained on the National Book-Entry System (NBES). This fee schedule will take effect on January 2, 2001. Based on the latest review of costs,...	Notice	Nov 17, 2000

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > OCC Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The OCC, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on a continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduct...	Notice	Nov 17, 2000

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > OTS Lawrence Financial Holdings, Inc., Ironton, OH; Approval of Conversion Application Lawrence Financial Holdings, Inc.	Notice	Nov 17, 2000

Federal Register November 17, 2000

Agencies Publishing on November 17, 2000

Agriculture Department

Appealable decisions; legal notice:

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

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Commerce Department

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Patent cases:

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

C Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

Cotton, wool, and man-made textiles:

Defense Department

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

Education Department

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Energy Department

Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:

Environmental Protection Agency

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Pesticide registration, cancellation, etc.:

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

Water quality criteria:

Executive Office of the President

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Federal Communications Commission

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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Federal Reserve System

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Federal Trade Commission

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Textile Fiber Products Identification Act:

General Services Administration

National Environmental Protection Act; implementation:

Government Accountability Office

Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board:

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Health and Human Services Department

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Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

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Homeland Security Department

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Drawbridge operations:

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Housing and Urban Development Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Inter-American Foundation

Interior Department

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Oil and gas leases:

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International Trade Commission

Import investigations:

Justice Department

Schedules of controlled substances:

Schedules of controlled substances; production quotas:

Labor Department

Employee Retirement Income Security Act:

N National Capital Planning Commission

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

N National Council on Disability

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Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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Securities and Exchange Commission

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Joint industry plan:

C
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

N
National Capital Planning Commission

N
National Council on Disability

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Trade Representative, Office of United States