November 20, 2000 (Volume 65)

Federal Register November 20, 2000

View all documents issued on November 20, 2000. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

128 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on November 20, 2000

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Agency information collection activities:

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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations at 5 CFR part 1320 (60 FR 44978, August 29, 1995), this notice announces the Economic Research Service's (ERS) intention to...
Notice Nov 20, 2000

Electric loans:

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The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) hereby gives notice that comments were received regarding direct final rule on General and Pre- Loan Policies and Procedures Common to Insured and Guaranteed Electric Loans, and reconfirms the effective date of the d...
Rule Nov 20, 2000

Meetings:

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We are issuing this notice to inform producers and users of veterinary biological products, and other interested individuals, that we will be holding our tenth annual public meeting to discuss regulatory and policy issues related to the manufacture,...
Notice Nov 20, 2000

Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board logo Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board

Americans with Disabilities Act; implementation:

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The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) is amending an advisory note to the accessibility guidelines for play areas. The amended advisory note clarifies that play components that are attached to a composite play...
Rule Nov 20, 2000

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

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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 Nov 20, 2000

Agency information collection activities:

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The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, a...
Notice Nov 20, 2000

Antidumping:

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The Department of Commerce has received information sufficient to warrant initiation of a changed-circumstances administrative review of the antidumping duty order on brake rotors from the People's Republic of China. Based on this information, we pre...
Notice Nov 20, 2000
On October 2, 2000, in response to a request made by Bethlehem Steel Corporation and U.S. Steel Group, a unit of USX Corporation (collectively, petitioners), the Department of Commerce (the Department) published a notice of initiation of antidumping...
Notice Nov 20, 2000
Thailand
Notice Nov 20, 2000

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

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Emory University et al.
Notice Nov 20, 2000
Merck, Sharp Dohme Quimica de Puerto Rico, Inc.; pharmaceuticals manufacturing facilities
Notice Nov 20, 2000
Merck, Sharp Dohme Quimica de Puerto Rico, Inc.; pharmaceuticals manufacturing facilities
Notice Nov 20, 2000

Meetings:

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The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will convene a public meeting of the Reef Fish Stock Assessment Panel (RFSAP).
Notice Nov 20, 2000
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council and the New England Fishery Management Council's Joint Dogfish Committee will hold a public meeting.
Notice Nov 20, 2000
Sensors and Instrumentation Technical Advisory Committee
Notice Nov 20, 2000

Permits:

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Notice is hereby given that Texas A&M University, Department of Marine Biology, 5007 Avenue U, Galveston, TX 776551, (Principal Investigator: Dr. Randall W. Davis), has applied in due form for a permit to take marine mammals for purposes of scientifi...
Notice Nov 20, 2000
Notice is hereby given that Robin Baird, Ph.D., 2 Supanee Court, French's Road, Cambridge CB4 3LB, UNITED KINGDOM, has requested an amendment to Scientific Research Permit No. 731-1509-01.
Notice Nov 20, 2000

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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Agency information collection activities:

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Notice.
Notice Nov 20, 2000
Notice.
Notice Nov 20, 2000

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

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The Department of the Navy (Navy), pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C) (1994), and the regulations of the Council on Environmental Quality that implement NEPA procedures, 40 CFR...
Notice Nov 20, 2000

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

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The DoD Standard, "Design Criteria Standard for Electronic Records Management Software Applications" is being revised. The document sets forth mandatory requirements for software applications used by Department of Defense organizations to manage thei...
Notice Nov 20, 2000

Energy Department logo Energy Department

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The Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking comments on whether to initiate, pursuant to section 403 of the DOE Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7173), a rulemaking for final action to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to impose mandatory elec...
Notice Nov 20, 2000

Agency information collection activities:

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In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(a) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. No. 104-13), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the information co...
Notice Nov 20, 2000

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

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ANR Pipeline Co.
Notice Nov 20, 2000
American Transmission Systems, Inc.
Notice Nov 20, 2000
Chandeleur Pipe Line Co.
Notice Nov 20, 2000
Colorado Interstate Gas Co.
Notice Nov 20, 2000
Consumers Energy Co.
Notice Nov 20, 2000
Kentucky Utilities Co.
Notice Nov 20, 2000
New York State Electric Gas Corp.
Notice Nov 20, 2000
Northeast Utilities Service Co.
Notice Nov 20, 2000
PacifiCorp
Notice Nov 20, 2000
Reliant Energy Gas Transmission Co.
Notice Nov 20, 2000
Southern Energy Delta, L.L.C., et al.
Notice Nov 20, 2000
TransColorado Gas Transmission Co.
Notice Nov 20, 2000
Vernon, CA
Notice Nov 20, 2000
Wisconsin Electric Power Co.
Notice Nov 20, 2000
Wyoming Interstate Co., Ltd.
Notice Nov 20, 2000
Young Gas Storage Co., Ltd.
Notice Nov 20, 2000

Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:

Title Type Published
Bangor Hydro-Electric Co. et al.
Notice Nov 20, 2000

Electricity export and import authorizations, permits, etc.:

Title Type Published
Avista Corporation (Avista, formerly The Washington Water Power Company) has applied to amend its authority to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act.
Notice Nov 20, 2000
Energy Atlantic, LLC (Energy Atlantic) has applied for renewal of its authority to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act.
Notice Nov 20, 2000

Preliminary permits surrender:

Title Type Published
Kacie Lake Hydro, Inc.
Notice Nov 20, 2000

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Air pollution control; new motor vehicles and engines:

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The California Air Resources Board (CARB), by letter dated October 4, 1999, requested that EPA confirm CARB's finding that amendments to its Small Off-Road Engine (SORE) Regulations are within- the-scope of a prior authorization under section 209(e)...
Notice Nov 20, 2000
The California Air Resources Board (CARB), by letter dated October 4, 1999, requested that EPA confirm CARB's finding that amendments to its Small Off-Road Engine (SORE) Regulations are within- the-scope of a prior authorization under section 209(e)...
Notice Nov 20, 2000
EPA today has determined that certain amendments to the California regulations for standards and test procedures for; utility and lawn and garden engines (ULGE Rule); heavy-duty non-road engines and vehicles (HDNR Rule); and nonroad recreational vehi...
Notice Nov 20, 2000

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

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We, the EPA, propose to fully approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Texas establishing a low- Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) fuel requirement for gasoline distributed in 95 counties in the eastern and central parts o...
Proposed Rule Nov 20, 2000

Meetings:

Reports and guidance documents; availability:

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing that Eastern Research Group, Inc. (ERG), an EPA contractor for external scientific peer review, will organize, convene, and conduct an external peer-review workshop to review the draft docu...
Notice Nov 20, 2000

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

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In accordance with section 122(i) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, as amended by the Superfund Amendment and Reauthorization Act ("CERCLA"), notice is hereby given of a proposed settlement to resolve a clai...
Notice Nov 20, 2000

Toxic and hazardous substances control:

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EPA is issuing this notice to correct the Test Marketing Exemption T-00-0006.
Notice Nov 20, 2000

Water supply:

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The State of South Dakota has revised its Public Water System Supervision (PWSS) primacy program by adopting regulations for the Consumer Confidence Report Rule that correspond to 40 CFR part 141, Subpart O. Having determined that these revisions mee...
Notice Nov 20, 2000

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

Radio stations; table of assignments:

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This document dismisses a Petition for Reconsideration filed on behalf of Mountain West Broadcasting directed to the Report and Order in this proceeding, which denied the requested allotment of Channel 265C to Littlefield, Arizona, for failure to dem...
Rule Nov 20, 2000
The Commission denies the request of Barinowski Investment Company to substitute Channel 274C3 for Channel 274A, reallot the channel from Sparta to Buckhead, GA, as its first local aural service, and modify the license of Station WPMA-FM accordingly....
Proposed Rule Nov 20, 2000
The Commission, at the request of joint petitioners Atlantic Broadcasting Co., Inc., permittee of Station WSIM, Channel 287C3, Fair Bluff, North Carolina, and The Waccamaw Neck Broadcasting Company, licensee of Station WPDT, 286A, Johnsonville, South...
Proposed Rule Nov 20, 2000
This document proposes four new allotments to North English, IA; Pendleton, SC; Hamilton, TX; and Munday, TX. The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by Iowa-Keokuk Radio (Russell Johnson, sole proprietor) proposing the allotment of Chan...
Proposed Rule Nov 20, 2000

Federal Trade Commission logo Federal Trade Commission

Federal claims collection:

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The Commission is correcting certain previously published adjustments to civil penalty amounts within its jurisdiction. These corrections will maintain the civil penalty amounts currently published in Commission Rule 1.98, as last adjusted in 1996. T...
Rule Nov 20, 2000

General Services Administration logo General Services Administration

Acquisition regulations:

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The Department of State is cancelling the following Optional Form because of low usage: OF 129, Individual Property Record Card
Notice Nov 20, 2000

Government Ethics Office logo Government Ethics Office

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The Office of Government Ethics is updating and correcting some of the sections of its executive branch regulations on financial disclosure, standards of ethical conduct and ethics responsibilities. These amendments include the addition to the financ...
Rule Nov 20, 2000

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Agency information collection activities:

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Food for human consumption:

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is establishing January 1, 2004, as the uniform compliance date for food labeling regulations that are issued between January 1, 2001, and December 31, 2002. FDA periodically announces uniform compliance dates f...
Rule Nov 20, 2000

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a guidance document entitled "Guidance for Reviewers: Potency Limits for Standardized Dust Mite and Grass Allergen Vaccines: A Revised Protocol" dated October 2000. The guidance...
Notice Nov 20, 2000
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a document entitled "Guidance for Industry: Testing Limits in Stability Protocols for Standardized Grass Pollen Extracts" dated November 2000. The guidance document provides inf...
Notice Nov 20, 2000

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

Agency information collection activities:

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The proposed information collection requirement described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposa...
Notice Nov 20, 2000

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

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Pursuant to authorities in the Federal Advisory Committees Act (Public Law 92-463) and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (Public Law 94-579), the U.S. Bureau of Land Management's Northeast California Resource Advisory Council is seeking nomi...
Notice Nov 20, 2000

Endangered and threatened species:

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We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), designate critical habitat for the tidewater goby (Eucyclogobius newberryi), pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). The designation includes 10 coastal stream segments in Or...
Rule Nov 20, 2000

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

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This document corrects the Internet address listed in a document published in the Federal Register on November 13, 2000, regarding the notice of availability of a revised draft Environmental Assessment (EA) and Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) for an...
Notice Nov 20, 2000
The Department of the Interior, National Park Service has revised the original Record of Decision for the Final Environmental Impact Statement, Merced Wild and Scenic River Comprehensive Management Plan, Yosemite National Park. The Record of Decision...
Notice Nov 20, 2000
Pursuant to section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the National Park Service (NPS) announces the availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement and General Management Plan (DEIS/GMP) for Mount Rainier National Par...
Notice Nov 20, 2000
Pursuant to section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District Commission and the National Park Service have signed a Record of Decision for the Management Plan/Special Re...
Notice Nov 20, 2000

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

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Pursuant to Sec. 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (Pub. L. 91-190) and Council on Environmental Quality regulations (40 CFR 1502.9(c)), the National Park Service intends to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for a wat...
Notice Nov 20, 2000

Meetings:

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The Bureau of Reclamation published a notice of public meetings in the Federal Register of October 19, 2000 (65 FR 62750), concerning meetings of the Glen Canyon Adaptive Management Work Group (AMWG) and Glen Canyon Technical Work Group (TWG). The do...
Notice Nov 20, 2000

Migratory bird permits:

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We are soliciting public comments to help us develop options for regulating falconry education facilities. We have two pending applications for permits to conduct falconry and conservation educational programs with migratory birds pursuant to section...
Proposed Rule Nov 20, 2000

Recreation management restrictions, etc.:

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The Carson City Field Manager establishes these Supplementary Rules in support of the Interdisciplinary Management Plan for the Silver Saddle Ranch and the Ambrose Carson River Natural Area. In 1997, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) completed a la...
Notice Nov 20, 2000

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

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The National Park Service announces publication of the Vacation Cabin Site policy at Lake Mead National Recreation Area. Comments: Written comments were made on the draft revision, with a closing date of September 1, 2000. Only one comment was receiv...
Notice Nov 20, 2000

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

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The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) is issuing this notice: (1) To announce the release of ATF Publication 5400.7 (09/ 00), "Federal Explosives Law and Regulations--2000" and (2) to make certain technical corrections to that publication...
Notice Nov 20, 2000

Temporary protected status program designations:

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The designation of Somalia under the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program expired on September 17, 2001. This notice extends the Attorney General's designation of Somalia under the TPS program until September 17, 2000. Eligible nationals of Somal...
Notice Nov 20, 2000

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Agency information collection activities:

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The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or con...
Notice Nov 20, 2000
Submission for OMB review; comment request
Notice Nov 20, 2000
Submission for OMB review; comment request
Notice Nov 20, 2000
Submission for OMB review; comment request
Notice Nov 20, 2000

Wage rate predetermination procedures; and construction and nonconstruction contracts; labor standards provisions:

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This document adopts as a final rule an amendment to the regulations that govern the employment of "helpers" on federally- financed and assisted construction contracts subject to the prevailing wage standards of the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA...
Rule Nov 20, 2000

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

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National Science Foundation

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Nov 20, 2000

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is announcing the completion and availability of NUREG/CR-6682, Final Report, entitled "Summary and Categorization of Public Comments on the Control of Solid Materials."
Notice Nov 20, 2000

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title Type Published
Public utility holding company filings
Notice Nov 20, 2000

State Department logo State Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
The Department of State is seeking Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the information collection described below. The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for public comment in the Federal Register preceding submission to OMB. T...
Notice Nov 20, 2000
The Department of State has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the emergency review procedures of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Type of...
Notice Nov 20, 2000

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
This action amends the Class E airspace at Algona, IA. The FAA has developed Area Navigation (RNAV) Runway (RWY) 30 ORIGINAL, a Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to serve Algona Municipal Airport. Additional controlled airspace extending...
Rule Nov 20, 2000
This action amends the legal description of Jet Route 501 (J- 501) in Canadian Airspace due to the decommissioning of the Camp Scott, British Columbia (BC), Radio Beacon (RBN).
Rule Nov 20, 2000
This action eliminates a segment of Federal Airway V-382 (V- 382) between Bryce Canyon, UT, Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range/Tactical Air Navigation (VORTAC) and Grand Junction, CO, VORTAC. The FAA is taking this action to delete a portion o...
Rule Nov 20, 2000

Air traffic operating and flight rules, etc.:

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On April 4, 2000, the FAA issued a Notice of Availability of commercial routes in the Grand Canyon National Park (GCNP) Special Flight Rules Area (SFRA) setting forth new routes available for GCNP. Additionally, on that same day, the FAA published a...
Notice Nov 20, 2000
On April 4, 2000, the FAA published two final rules for Grand Canyon National Park (GCNP). One rule limited the number of commercial air tour operations in the GCNP Special Flight Rules Area (SFRA); the other modified the airspace of the SFRA. The Co...
Rule Nov 20, 2000

Airport noise compatibility program:

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The FAA announces that it is reviewing a proposed Noise Compatibility Program submitted by the county of Ventura for the Camarillo Airport, Camarillo, California under the provisions of Title I of the Safety and Noise Abatement Act of 1979 (Pub. L. 9...
Notice Nov 20, 2000

Airworthiness directives:

Title Type Published
This document proposes the supersedure of an existing airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to all Boeing Model 747 series airplanes, that currently requires revising the Airplane Flight Manual to include procedures to prevent dry operation of the...
Proposed Rule Nov 20, 2000
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to all McDonnell Douglas Model DC-10, Model MD-10, and Model MD-11 series airplanes. This action requires revising the Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) to ensure that the flight...
Rule Nov 20, 2000
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Pratt & Whitney JT9D series turbofan engines. This AD will require installation of an improved No. 4 bearing internal oil pressure tube, initial and repetitive ins...
Rule Nov 20, 2000

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

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The Bureau of Transportation Statistics supports its goal of advancing the field of transportation statistics through the Transportation Statistics Research Grants program. This notice solicits applications for projects that (1) support the developme...
Notice Nov 20, 2000

Importation of vehicles and equipment subject to Federal safety, bumper, and theft prevention standards:

Title Type Published
This document proposes to amend regulations that pertain to the importation by registered importers (RIs) of motor vehicles that were not manufactured to comply with all applicable Federal motor vehicle safety, bumper, and theft prevention standards....
Proposed Rule Nov 20, 2000

Meetings:

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This notice is to advise interested persons that RSPA will conduct public meetings in preparation for and to report the results of the twenty-first session of the United Nation's Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (UN COE) to be...
Notice Nov 20, 2000
RTCA, Inc.
Notice Nov 20, 2000
RTCA, Inc.
Notice Nov 20, 2000

Passenger facility charges; applications, etc.:

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The FAA is publishing notice of the proposed release of approximately 25 acres of land at Elmira/Corning Regional Airport to allow its sale for the development of commercial retail stores. There are no impacts to the Airport and the land is not neede...
Notice Nov 20, 2000
The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the application to impose and use the revenue from a PFC at Glynco Jetport under the provisions of the Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the Omnibus Budget Reconcili...
Notice Nov 20, 2000

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

No documents available.

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...
Notice Nov 20, 2000
The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...
Notice Nov 20, 2000
The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...
Notice Nov 20, 2000
The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...
Notice Nov 20, 2000

Income taxes:

Title Type Published
This document contains final regulations relating to the amortization of certain intangible property under section 197. Specifically, the regulations apply the anti-churning rules under section 197(f)(9) to partnership distributions resulting in basi...
Rule Nov 20, 2000

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The IRS Advisory Council (IRSAC) will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, December 6, 2000.
Notice Nov 20, 2000

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

No documents available.

Veterans Affairs Department logo Veterans Affairs Department

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Rehabilitation Advisory Committee
Notice Nov 20, 2000

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