Federal Register December 26, 2000 (Volume 65)

Agencies Publishing on December 26, 2000

Agriculture Department (7)
Commerce Department (5)
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (1)
Corporation for National and Community Service (1)
Defense Department (2)
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Delaware River Basin Commission (1)
Education Department (3)
Energy Department (12)
Environmental Protection Agency (13)
Executive Office of the President (1)
Federal Communications Commission (4)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (1)
Federal Reserve System (1)
General Services Administration (2)
Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation (1)
Health and Human Services Department (6)
Homeland Security Department (5)
Housing and Urban Development Department (4)
Interior Department (13)
Justice Department (3)
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National Science Foundation (1)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (2)
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (1)
Postal Service (1)
Securities and Exchange Commission (2)
Social Security Administration (1)
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Special Counsel Office (1)
State Department (7)
Surface Transportation Board (2)
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Trade Representative, Office of United States (1)
Transportation Department (15)
Treasury Department (3)
Veterans Affairs Department (1)

Agriculture Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > RHS Notice of Availability of Funds; Multi-Family Housing, Single Family Housing The Rural Housing Service (RHS) announces the availability of housing funds for fiscal year 2001 (FY 2001). This action is taken to comply with 42 U.S.C. 1490p, which requires that RHS publish in the Federal Register notice of the availability of any...	Notice	Dec 26, 2000
Agriculture Department > RHS Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for section 502 Demonstration Program to Provide Single Family Housing (SFH) Loans and Grants in North Carolina to Elderly Families Who Lost Their Housing as a Result of a Major Disaster This NOFA announces a Demonstration Program to provide section 502 loans and grants in North Carolina for very-low and low-income elderly families who lost their housing as a result of a major disaster.	Notice	Dec 26, 2000
Agriculture Department > RHS Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) for Section 514 Farm Labor Housing Loans and Section 516 Farm Labor Housing Grants for Off-Farm Housing for Fiscal Year 2001 This NOFA announces the timeframe to submit applications for section 514 Farm Labor Housing loan funds and section 516 Farm Labor Housing grant funds for new construction and acquisition with rehabilitation of off-farm units for farmworker households...	Notice	Dec 26, 2000
Agriculture Department > RHS Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the Section 515 Rural Rental Housing Program for Fiscal Year 2001 This NOFA announces the timeframe to submit applications for section 515 Rural Rental Housing (RRH) loan funds and section 521 Rental Assistance (RA) for new construction, including applications for the nonprofit set-aside for eligible nonprofit enti...	Notice	Dec 26, 2000
Agriculture Department > RHS Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) for section 533 Housing Preservation Grants The Rural Housing Service (RHS) announces that it is soliciting competitive applications under its Housing Preservation Grant (HPG) program. The HPG program is a grant program which provides qualified public agencies, private nonprofit organizations,...	Notice	Dec 26, 2000
Agriculture Department > RHS Notice of Availability of Funding and Requests for Proposals for Guaranteed Loans Under the Section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program This Notice of Fund Availability (NOFA or Notice) announces the timeframe and submission requirements and deadlines to submit proposals in the form of "NOFA responses" for the section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program (GRRHP). Eligible lend...	Notice	Dec 26, 2000

Program regulations:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > RHS, RBS, RUS, FSA Farm Loan Programs Account Servicing Policies-Servicing Shared Appreciation Agreements On August 18, 2000, (65 FR 50401) the Agency published a final rule, which reduced the term of future Shared Appreciation Agreements (SAA), lowered the interest rate on amortized SAA recapture, and deducted the value of certain capital improvements f...	Rule	Dec 26, 2000

Commerce Department

Antidumping:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Notice of Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Fresh Atlantic Salmon from Chile In response to requests by eleven producers/exporters of subject merchandise and the petitioners, the Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on fresh Atlantic salmon from Chile. Th...	Notice	Dec 26, 2000
Commerce Department > ITA Stainless Steel Plate in Coils From the Republic of Korea: Extension of Time Limit for the Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review The Department of Commerce ("the Department") is extending the time limit for the preliminary results of the review of stainless steel plate in coils from the Republic of Korea. This review covers the period November 4, 1998 through April 30, 2000.	Notice	Dec 26, 2000

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Application for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instrument Colorado	Notice	Dec 26, 2000

Cheese quota; foreign government subsidies:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Annual Listing of Foreign Government Subsidies on Articles of Cheese Subject to an In-Quota Rate of Duty The Department of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, has prepared its annual list of foreign government subsidies on articles of cheese subject to an in-quota rate of duty during the period October 1, 1999 through September...	Notice	Dec 26, 2000

Countervailing duties:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Pure Magnesium From Israel: Postponement of Time Limit for Preliminary Determination of Countervailing Duty Investigation Israel	Notice	Dec 26, 2000

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Commodity pool operators and commodity trading advisors:

Title	Type	Published
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Extension of Time To File Annual Reports for Commodity Pools The Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC" or "Commission") is adopting amendments to its rules to permit commodity pool operators ("CPOs") to file a claim for an extension of time to file a pool's annual report where the pool is invested in ot...	Rule	Dec 26, 2000

Corporation for National and Community Service

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Corporation for National and Community Service Proposed Information Collection: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Corporation for National and Community Service (hereinafter the "Corporation") will submit a public information collection request (ICR) on the revised Senior Corps Grant Application to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and app...	Notice	Dec 26, 2000

Defense Department

Army contracting:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USA Report On Use of Employees of Non-Federal Entities to Provide Services to the Department of the Army This final rule implements Section 343 of the FY 2000 Department of Defense Authorization Act, Section 129a and Section 2461(g) of title 10 within the Department of the Army by means of a reporting requirement included in certain contract actions des...	Rule	Dec 26, 2000

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

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > COE Grant of Partially Exclusive License Reference the previous Federal Register notice published on Thursday, December 7, 2000 (Vol 65, No. 236), page 76613, the notice inadvertently announced information under the Supplementary Information paragraph. On page 76613, column 2, line 44, the...	Notice	Dec 26, 2000

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Delaware River Basin Commission

Title	Type	Published
Delaware River Basin Commission Notice of Commission Meeting and Public Hearing Meetings and hearings	Notice	Dec 26, 2000

Education Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Leader, Regulatory Information Management Group, Office of the Chief Information Officer invites comments on the submission for OMB review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.	Notice	Dec 26, 2000

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research; Notice Inviting Applications for New Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects for Fiscal Year 2001-2002 Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program	Notice	Dec 26, 2000
Education Department Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research The Assistant Secretary for the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services announces final funding priorities for collaborative spinal cord injury research, a spinal cord injury data center, and a spinal cord injury dissemination center...	Notice	Dec 26, 2000

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Reporting Procedures for Public Utility Sellers Public utility sellers; reporting procedures	Notice	Dec 26, 2000

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Proposed Information Collection and Request for Comments In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(a) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the information collec...	Notice	Dec 26, 2000
Energy Department > EIA Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request The EIA is soliciting comments on the proposed revision, and three-year extension of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) expiration date of the form RW-859, "Nuclear Fuel Data Survey".	Notice	Dec 26, 2000
Energy Department > EIA Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for Emergency OMB Review; Comment Request The EIA has submitted the energy information collections listed at the end of this notice to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for emergency processing under section 3507(j)(1) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13) (44 U.S.C...	Notice	Dec 26, 2000

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC American Transmission Company LLC; Notice of Filing American Transmission Co. LLC	Notice	Dec 26, 2000
Energy Department > FERC Dominion Transmission, Inc.; Notice of Compliance Filing Dominion Transmission, Inc.	Notice	Dec 26, 2000
Energy Department > FERC Great Lakes Gas Transmission Limited Partnership; Notice of Revenue Sharing Report-November 1999-October 2000 Great Lakes Gas Transmission L.P.	Notice	Dec 26, 2000
Energy Department > FERC Questar Pipeline Company; Notice of Compliance Filing Questar Pipeline Co.	Notice	Dec 26, 2000
Energy Department > FERC Southern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Refund Report Southern Natural Gas Co.	Notice	Dec 26, 2000

Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC American Electric Power Service Corporation, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings American Electric Power Service Corp. et al.	Notice	Dec 26, 2000

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department National Energy Technology Laboratory; Notice of Availability of a Financial Assistance Solicitation Notice is hereby given of the intent to issue Financial Assistance Solicitation No. DE-PS26-01NT40869 entitled "Methane Hydrates." This solicitation supports the Department of Energy's Strategic Plan to develop the knowledge base for assessing the va...	Notice	Dec 26, 2000

Practice and procedure:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Revisions to and Electronic Filing of the FERC Form No. 6 and Related Uniform Systems of Accounts The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is amending of its regulations. The Commission is revising Form 6 schedules and instructions to better meet current and future regulatory requirements and industry needs; updating Uniform Systems...	Rule	Dec 26, 2000

Environmental Protection Agency

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Voluntary Children's Chemical Evaluation Program EPA is announcing the Voluntary Children's Chemical Evaluation Program (VCCEP) and asking manufacturers (including importers) of 23 chemicals to volunteer to sponsor their chemical(s) in the first tier of a pilot of this Program. Developed after cons...	Notice	Dec 26, 2000

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Performance Evaluation Studies on Water and Wastewater Laboratories In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that the following Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Performa...	Notice	Dec 26, 2000
Environmental Protection Agency Agency Information Collection Activities; EPA ICR No. 0155.07; Submission to OMB; Comment Request In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that the following Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Ce...	Notice	Dec 26, 2000

Air quality implementation plans:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Final Rule Making Findings of Failure to Submit Required State Implementation Plans for the NOX SIP Call The EPA is taking final action making findings, under the Clean Air Act (CAA), that Virginia, West Virginia, Alabama, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and the District of Columbia failed to make...	Rule	Dec 26, 2000

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

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Revisions to the Arizona State Implementation Plan, Pinal County Air Quality Control District EPA is finalizing a limited approval of revisions to the Pinal County Air Quality Control District (PCAQCD) portion of the Arizona State Implementation Plan (SIP). This action was proposed in the Federal Register on July 24, 2000 and concerns volatil...	Rule	Dec 26, 2000
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; District of Columbia; Reasonably Available Control Technology for Oxides of Nitrogen EPA is approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the District of Columbia. This revision requires major sources of nitrogen oxides (NO<INF>X</INF>) in the District to implement reasonably available control technology (RACT). E...	Rule	Dec 26, 2000

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Office of Environmental Justice Small Grants Program; Application Guidance FY 2001 Environmental Justice Office Small Grants Program	Notice	Dec 26, 2000
Environmental Protection Agency Pesticide AudioTechnology Initiative Pilot Program Announcement EPA invites interested individuals and organizations to participate in a new pesticide educational outreach pilot program entitled the Pesticide Audio Technology Initiative (PATI) which will develop educational kits for use in schools. The kits will...	Notice	Dec 26, 2000

Hazardous waste program authorizations:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Montana: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revision On May 9, 2000, we published an Immediate Final Rule at 65 FR 26750 to authorize changes to Montana's hazardous waste program under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). At that time, we determined that the changes to Montana's hazardous...	Rule	Dec 26, 2000

Hazardous waste:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Deferral of Phase IV Standards for PCB's as a Constituent Subject to Treatment in Soil EPA is temporarily deferring a portion of the rule applying Land Disposal Restrictions (LDR) under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) to constituents subject to treatment (CST) in soils contaminated with certain characteristic hazardou...	Rule	Dec 26, 2000

Toxic and hazardous substances control:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Data Collection and Development on High Production Volume (HPV) Chemicals Although HPV chemicals are produced or imported in large quantities in the United States, there is little or no publicly available information regarding the potential hazards associated with most HPV chemicals. In order to obtain such information, EP...	Notice	Dec 26, 2000

Toxic substances:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Testing of Certain High Production Volume Chemicals EPA is proposing a test rule under section 4(a)(1)(B) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to require manufacturers (including importers) and processors of certain high production volume (HPV) chemical substances to conduct testing for acute to...	Proposed Rule	Dec 26, 2000
Environmental Protection Agency Significant New Uses of Certain Chemical Substances EPA is promulgating significant new use rules (SNURs) under section 5(a)(2) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for 40 chemical substances which were the subject of premanufacture notices (PMNs) and subject to TSCA section 5(e) consent orders...	Rule	Dec 26, 2000

Executive Office of the President

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President To Protect the Privacy of Protected Health Information in Oversight Investigations Health information, protecting privacy in oversight investigations (EO 13181)	Presidential Document	Dec 26, 2000

Federal Communications Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Promoting Efficient Use of Spectrum Through Elimination of Barriers to the Development of Secondary Markets In this document, we open a proceeding to examine ways in which we could remove, relax, or modify Commission rules to remove unnecessary regulatory barriers to the development of more robust secondary markets in radio spectrum usage rights. We inquir...	Proposed Rule	Dec 26, 2000

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission for Extension Under Delegated Authority, Comments Requested The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s), as required by th...	Notice	Dec 26, 2000

Practice and procedure:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Exempt Presentations The Commission proposes to amend its regulations specifying presentations that are treated as exempt under the ex parte rules. Under the current rule, presentations to or from the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission regarding telec...	Proposed Rule	Dec 26, 2000

Radio stations; table of assignments:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Columbia City, Florida In response to a partial appeal of the Report and Order, 64 FR 70671 (December 17, 1999) in this proceeding, this document overrules the conclusion in the Report and Order that Columbia City, Florida, is not a community entitled to a broadcast allotm...	Rule	Dec 26, 2000

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Title	Type	Published
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Notice of a Matter To Be Added to the Agenda for Consideration at an Agency Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Dec 26, 2000

Federal Reserve System

Truth in lending (Regulation Z):

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Truth in Lending The Board is proposing amendments to the provisions of Regulation Z (Truth in Lending) that implement the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act (HOEPA). HOEPA was enacted in 1994, in response to evidence of abusive lending practices in the home-eq...	Proposed Rule	Dec 26, 2000

General Services Administration

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
General Services Administration Proposed Collection; Comment Request Entitled Nondiscrimination in Federal Financial Assistance Programs The GSA hereby gives notice under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), that it is requesting the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to reinstate information collection, 3090- 0228, "Nondiscrimination in Federal Financial Ass...	Notice	Dec 26, 2000

Federal Management Regulation:

Title	Type	Published
General Services Administration Transportation Management; Correction This document corrects errors contained in a final rule appearing in Part V of the Federal Register of Friday, October 6, 2000 (65 FR 60060). The rule revised the Federal Property Management Regulations (FPMR) by moving coverage on transportation and...	Rule	Dec 26, 2000

Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation

Title	Type	Published
Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation Harry S. Truman Scholarship Regulations The following are the regulations governing the annual competition for Harry S. Truman Scholarships and the disbursement of Scholar payments. The regulations reflect modifications in the program adopted by the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation o...	Rule	Dec 26, 2000

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Government-Owned Inventions; Availability for Licensing The inventions listed below are owned by agencies of the U.S. Government and are available for licensing in the U.S. in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 to achieve expeditious commercialization of results of federally-funded research and development. Fo...	Notice	Dec 26, 2000
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Government-Owned Inventions; Availability for Licensing The inventions listed below are owned by agencies of the U.S. Government and are available for licensing in the U.S. in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 to achieve expeditious commercialization of results of federally-funded research and development. Fo...	Notice	Dec 26, 2000

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Threshold of Regulation for Substances Used in Food-Contact Articles The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that the proposed collection of information listed below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.	Notice	Dec 26, 2000
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Adverse Experience Reporting for Licensed Biological Products, and General Records The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that the proposed collection of information listed below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.	Notice	Dec 26, 2000
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Submission for OMB review; comment request; Evaluation of a Public Education Campaign on Drinking During Pregnancy Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a...	Notice	Dec 26, 2000

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

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Prospective Grant of Exclusive License: Hydroxylamine Compositions for the Prevention or Retardation of Cataracts This notice, in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c))1) and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i), that the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services, in contemplating the grant of an exclusive license worldwide to practice the inventi...	Notice	Dec 26, 2000

Homeland Security Department

Ports and waterways safety:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Safety Zone; Big Island Contract Section of the Wilmington Harbor Deepening Project, Wilmington, NC The Coast Guard is establishing a safety zone on the Cape Fear River in Wilmington, NC. This zone is necessary to ensure the safety of life and property during the detonation of explosives along the bottom of the Cape Fear River in conjunction with t...	Rule	Dec 26, 2000
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Safety Zone; Gastineau Channel, Juneau, AK; Correction This document contains corrections to the final regulations which were published in the Federal Register, June 21, 1994, (59 FR 31934). The regulations related to the movement of vessels in Gastineau Channel, Juneau, AK during the annual fireworks di...	Rule	Dec 26, 2000
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Safety Zone: Macy's July 4th Fireworks, East River, NY The Coast Guard proposes to establish a permanent safety zone for the annual Macy's July 4th fireworks display. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on navigable waters during the event. This action is intended to restrict vesse...	Proposed Rule	Dec 26, 2000
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Safety Zone; Tongass Narrows, Ketchikan, AK; correction This document contains corrections to the final regulations which were published in the Federal Register, June 21, 1994, (59 FR 31933). The regulations related to the movement of vessels in Tongass Narrows, Ketchikan, AK during the annual fireworks d...	Rule	Dec 26, 2000
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Safety Zone; Potential Explosive Atmosphere, Vessel Highland Faith, Port of New York/New Jersey. The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary moving safety zone for a potential explosive atmosphere on the vessel HIGHLAND FAITH, in the Port of New York/New Jersey. This action is necessary to protect investigating personnel, vessel repair personnel...	Rule	Dec 26, 2000

Housing and Urban Development Department

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department > OFHEO Reorganization of the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight Regulations The Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO) is reorganizing and renumbering its regulations. The effect is to achieve a more logical and efficient presentation of current regulations and to provide a framework for new regulations. In p...	Rule	Dec 26, 2000

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment; Annual Lead-Based Paint (LBP) Activity Report 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	Dec 26, 2000
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; Public and Indian Housing-LOCCS/VRS Payment Vouchers The proposed information collection requirement described below has been 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 propos...	Notice	Dec 26, 2000
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB-Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) The proposed information collection requirement described below has been 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 propos...	Notice	Dec 26, 2000

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > MMS Review of Existing Regulations MMS has been performing annual reviews of its significant regulations and asking the public to participate in these reviews since 1994. The purpose of the reviews is to identify and eliminate regulations that are obsolete, ineffective, or burdensome....	Proposed Rule	Dec 26, 2000

Alaska Native claims selection:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice for Publication; AA-14015; Alaska Native Claims Selection Sealaska Corp.	Notice	Dec 26, 2000

Closure of public lands:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department Nevada Temporary Closure of Certain Public Lands Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, Las Vegas Field Office The District Manager of the Las Vegas District announces the temporary closure of selected public lands under its administration. This action is being taken to help ensure public safety, prevent unnecessary environmental degradation during the offici...	Notice	Dec 26, 2000

Endangered and threatened species:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Rule to List Nine Bexar County, Texas Invertebrate Species as Endangered We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), determine nine cave-dwelling invertebrates from Bexar County, Texas, to be endangered species under the authority of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). Rhadine exilis (no common nam...	Rule	Dec 26, 2000

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Notice of Availability of an Environmental Assessment/Habitat Conservation Plan Michael and Judy Harding (Applicants) have applied to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) for an incidental take permit pursuant to section 10(a) of the Endangered Species Act (Act). The Applicants have been assigned permit number TE-036096-...	Notice	Dec 26, 2000
Interior Department > FWS Notice of Availability of an Environmental Assessment/Habitat Conservation Plan and Receipt of an Application for a Permit for the Incidental Take of the Houston Toad (Bufo houstonensis) During Construction of One Single-Family Residence on 0.5 Acres of the 2.04-Acre Property on Old Pin Oak Road, Bastrop County, Texas (Beeman) Kathy and Jerry Beeman (Applicants) have applied to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) for an incidental take permit pursuant to Section 10(a) of the Endangered Species Act (Act). The Applicants have been assigned permit number TE-035919-0....	Notice	Dec 26, 2000
Interior Department > FWS Notice of Availability of an Environmental Assessment/Habitat Conservation Plan Catherine Skye and Kenneth Eckart (Applicants) have applied to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) for an incidental take permit pursuant to Section 10(a) of the Endangered Species Act (Act). The Applicants have been assigned permit number T...	Notice	Dec 26, 2000
Interior Department > BOR San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority; Grassland Bypass Project, Fresno, Merced, and Stanislaus Counties, California Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act and the California Environmental Quality Act, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) and the San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority (Authority) have prepared a joint Draft EIR/EIS for the renewal...	Notice	Dec 26, 2000
Interior Department > FWS Notice of Availability of an Environmental Assessment/Habitat Conservation Plan for Issuance of an Endangered Species Act Section 10(a)(1)(B) Permit for the Incidental Take of Golden-Cheeked Warbler (Dendroica chrysoparia) During the Construction and Operation of Residential Development on Portions of the Approximately 50.08-acre CT 620 Residential Property, Austin, Travis County, TX CT 620 Partnership, Ltd. (Applicant) has applied to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) for an incidental take permit pursuant to section 10(a) of the Endangered Species Act (Act). The Applicant has been assigned permit number TE-036095-0. T...	Notice	Dec 26, 2000

Liquor and tobacco sale or distribution ordinance:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BIA Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Oklahoma Liquor Control Ordinance This notice publishes the Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Oklahoma Liquor Ordinance. The Ordinance regulates the control of, the possession of, and the sale of liquor on the Otoe-Missouria Tribe trust lands, and is in conformity with the laws of the State of...	Notice	Dec 26, 2000

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Public Advisory Group The Department of the Interior, Office of the Secretary is announcing a public meeting of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Public Advisory Group.	Notice	Dec 26, 2000
Interior Department > NPS National Park of American Samoa; Federal Advisory Commission; Notice of Meeting National Park of American Samoa Federal Advisory Commission	Notice	Dec 26, 2000

Wild Bird Conservation Act of 1992:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Notice of Receipt of Application for Approval Bridges, Jeffrey M.	Notice	Dec 26, 2000

Justice Department

Alcohol; viticultural area designations:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > ATF, Treasury Department Extension of the Comment Period of the Proposed California Coast Viticultural Area (2000R-166P) This notice extends the comment period for Notice No. 903, published in the Federal Register on September 26, 2000, regarding the establishment of the California Coast viticultural area. ATF has received a request to extend the comment period in orde...	Proposed Rule	Dec 26, 2000

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department Federal Bureau of Investigation In accordance with provisions of Public Law 92-463, the meeting was open to the public from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on both days. Thomas Kinnally, Administrator of the NDPO, introduced himself and welcomed members of the Advisory Group. The members th...	Notice	Dec 26, 2000

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department Authorities Delegated to the Director of the Executive Office for Immigration Review, the Chairman of the Board of Immigration Appeals, and the Chief Immigration Judge This proposed rule would outline the authorities and powers delegated by the Attorney General to the Director of the Executive Office for Immigration Review, the Chairman of the Board of Immigration Appeals, and the Chief Immigration Judge. Members o...	Proposed Rule	Dec 26, 2000

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National Science Foundation

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
National Science Foundation Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To Establish a New Information Collection The National Science Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans to request clearance of this collection. In accordance with the requirement of Section 3506(c) (2) (A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13), we are providing opportunity for...	Notice	Dec 26, 2000

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Regulatory Guide; Issuance, Availability Regulatory guides; issuance, availability, and withdrawal	Notice	Dec 26, 2000

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission PSEG Nuclear LLC and Atlantic City Electric Company (Hope Creek Generating Station); Order Extending the Effectiveness of the Approval of the Transfer of License and Conforming Amendment PSEG Nuclear LLC et al.	Notice	Dec 26, 2000

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

Single-employer plans:

Title	Type	Published
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation PBGC Benefit Payments The PBGC proposes to amend its regulations to make various changes in how it pays benefits, including giving participants more choices of annuity benefit forms, clarifying what it means to be able to "retire" under plan provisions for certain purpose...	Proposed Rule	Dec 26, 2000

Postal Service

Domestic rates, fees, and mail classifications:

Title	Type	Published
Postal Service Changes in Domestic Rates, Fees, and Mail Classifications This notice sets forth the changes to domestic rates, fees, and the Domestic Mail Classification Schedule to be implemented as a result of the Decision of the Governors of the United States Postal Service on the Recommended Decision of the Postal Rat...	Notice	Dec 26, 2000

Securities and Exchange Commission

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self Regulatory Organizations; Order Approving Proposed Rule Change by the International Securities Exchange LLC Relating to Chinese Wall Procedures International Securities Exchange LLC	Notice	Dec 26, 2000
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change by the New York Stock Exchange, Inc., Amending Section 807 of Its Listed Company Manual New York Stock Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Dec 26, 2000

Social Security Administration

Disability determination procedures:

Title	Type	Published
Social Security Administration Modifications to the Disability Determination Procedures; Disability Claims Process Redesign Prototype The Social Security Administration is announcing a revision to the disability prototype in the State of New York. The test will be performed in those locations in the State of New York, listed below, that are not already processing cases under the di...	Notice	Dec 26, 2000

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Special Counsel Office

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

Title	Type	Published
Special Counsel Office Change of Official Mailing Address The Office of Special Counsel (OSC) is updating the suite number to be used when sending correspondence to the agency headquarters office in Washington, DC. OSC's mailing address will be: 1730 M Street, NW, Suite 201, Washington, DC 20036-4505. Techn...	Rule	Dec 26, 2000

State Department

Art objects; importation for exhibition:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Gerome & Goupil: Art and Enterprise” Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985, U.S.C. 2459), the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2681 et seq.), Delegation o...	Notice	Dec 26, 2000
State Department Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “The Global Guggenheim: Selections From the Extended Collection” Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985, 22 U.S.C. 2459), the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2681 et seq.), Delegatio...	Notice	Dec 26, 2000
State Department Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition; Determinations: “Rediscovering Caesarea Philippi, the Ancient City of Pan (Also referred to as the Banias Exhibition” Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985, 22 U.S.C. 2459), the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2681, et seq.), Delegati...	Notice	Dec 26, 2000

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Secretary of State's Arms Control and Nonproliferation Advisory Board; Notice of Closed Meeting Arms Control and Nonproliferation Advisory Board	Notice	Dec 26, 2000
State Department Shipping Coordinating Committee, Maritime Safety Committee; Notice of Meeting Shipping Coordinating Committee	Notice	Dec 26, 2000
State Department Shipping Coordinating Committee; Notice of Meeting Shipping Coordinating Committee	Notice	Dec 26, 2000
State Department Shipping Coordinating Committee; Subcommittee on Standards of Training and Watchkeeping; Notice of Meeting Shipping Coordinating Committee	Notice	Dec 26, 2000

Surface Transportation Board

Rail carriers:

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Quarterly Rail Cost Adjustment Factor The Board has approved the first quarter 2001 rail cost adjustment factor (RCAF) and cost index filed by the Association of American Railroads. The first quarter 2001 RCAF (Unadjusted) is 1.085. The first quarter 2001 RCAF (Adjusted) is 0.597. The fi...	Notice	Dec 26, 2000

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Tulsa-Sapulpa Union Railway Company, L.L.C.-Acquisition and Operation Exemption-Union Pacific Railroad Company Union Pacific Railroad Co.	Notice	Dec 26, 2000

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Trade Representative, Office of United States

World Trade Organization:

Title	Type	Published
Trade Representative, Office of United States WTO Consultations Regarding U.S. Safeguard Measures on Line Pipe and Wire Rod The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is providing notice that on December 1, 2000, the European Communities (EC) requested WTO consultations with the United States regarding Sections 201 and 202 of the Trade Act of 1974, sectio...	Notice	Dec 26, 2000

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Proposed Establishment of Class D Airspace; Shreveport Downtown Airport, Shreveport, LA This document proposes to establish Class D airspace extending upward from the surface to but not including 1,600 feet mean sea level (MSL), within a 4.4-mile radius of the Shreveport Downtown Airport, Shreveport, LA. An air traffic control tower wil...	Proposed Rule	Dec 26, 2000

Aeronautical land-use assurance; waivers:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Public Notice for Waiver of Aeronautical Land-Use Assurance; Jackson County-Reynolds Airport; Jackson, Michigan The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is considering a proposal to change a portion of airport land from aeronautical use to non-aeronautical use and to authorize the sale of the airport property. The proposal consists of four parcels of land; on...	Notice	Dec 26, 2000
Transportation Department > FAA Public Notice for Waiver of Aeronautical Land-Use Assurance; Livingston County Airport, Howell, Michigan The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is considering a proposal to change a portion of the airport from aeronautical use to non-aeronautical use. The four parcels of land designated as Permanent Easement and Right of Way (2.02 acres), Temporary W...	Notice	Dec 26, 2000
Transportation Department > FAA Public Notice for Waiver of Aeronautical Land-Use Assurance; W.K. Kellogg Airport, Battle Creek, Michigan The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is considering a proposal to change a portion of the airport from aeronautical use to non-aeronautical use. The proposal consists of three parcels of land designated as Parcel No. 50 (.436 acres), Parcel No....	Notice	Dec 26, 2000

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > RSPA Notice of Extension of Existing Information Collection As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces that the Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA) is publishing this notice seeking public comments on a proposed renewal of an information collection for Incorporat...	Notice	Dec 26, 2000
Transportation Department > MARAD Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the information collection abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. Described...	Notice	Dec 26, 2000

Airworthiness directives:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747-400 Series Airplanes This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Boeing Model 747-400 series airplanes, that requires repetitive inspections to detect fatigue cracking of the longeron splice fittings at stringer 11 on the left and righ...	Rule	Dec 26, 2000
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Boeing Model 747 series airplanes, that requires inspections to detect cracking of the front spar web of the wing, and corrective action, if necessary. The actions specif...	Rule	Dec 26, 2000

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > MARAD Application of Foreign Underwriters to Write Marine Hull Insurance Assicurazioni Generali SpA.	Notice	Dec 26, 2000
Transportation Department > MARAD Application of Foreign Underwriters to Write Marine Hull Insurance IF Property Casualty Insurance LTD.	Notice	Dec 26, 2000

Fishery endorsements; vessel ownership and control requirements applicability:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > MARAD ARCTIC STORM, SEA STORM, ARCTIC FJORD and NEAHKAHNIE-Applicability of Ownership and Control Requirements for Fishery Endorsement The Maritime Administration (MARAD, we, our, or us) is soliciting public comments on a petition from the owners and managers of the vessels ARCTIC STORM--Official Number 903511, SEA STORM-- Official Number 628959, ARCTIC FJORD--Official Number 940866...	Notice	Dec 26, 2000

Motor vehicle safety standards:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > NHTSA Motor Vehicle Safety: Criminal Penalty Safe Harbor Provision This Interim Final Rule implements Section 5(b) of the Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation (TREAD) Act by specifying the time period and manner for correction of improper reports and failures to report to the Secretar...	Rule	Dec 26, 2000
Transportation Department > NHTSA Motor Vehicle Safety; Reporting the Sale or Lease of Defective or Non-Compliant Tires This interim final rule implements Section 3(c) of the Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation Act (the TREAD Act). Section 3(c) directs us to issue a final rule by January 30, 2001, implementing that Act's requirement of...	Rule	Dec 26, 2000

Passenger facility charges: applications, etc.;

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Notice of Intent To Rule on Application 01-09-C-00-PHL to Impose and Use the Revenue from a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Philadelphia International Airport, Philadelphia, PA The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the application to impose and use the revenue from a PFC at Philadelphia International Airport under the provisions of the Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the Omni...	Notice	Dec 26, 2000

Pipeline safety:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department Research and Special Programs Administration Each year, a minimum percentage of covered pipeline employees must be randomly tested for illegal drugs. The percentage, either 50 percent or 25 percent, depends on the positive rate of random testing reported to RSPA in the previous year. In accorda...	Rule	Dec 26, 2000

Ports and waterways safety:

No documents available.

Rail carriers:

No documents available.

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

No documents available.

Treasury Department

Alcohol; viticultural area designations:

No documents available.

Articles conditionally free, subject to reduced rates, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > Customs Service Refund of Duties Paid on Imports of Certain Wool Products This document adopts as a final rule the proposed amendments to the Customs Regulations that provide for the refund of duties paid on imports of certain wool products. This document implements the provisions of section 505 of Title V of the Trade and...	Rule	Dec 26, 2000

Procedure and administration, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Removal of Federal Reserve Banks as Federal Depositaries This document contains proposed regulations which remove the Federal Reserve banks as authorized depositaries for Federal tax deposits. The regulations affect taxpayers who make Federal tax deposits using paper Federal Tax Deposit (FTD) coupons (Form...	Proposed Rule	Dec 26, 2000

Procedure and administration:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Removal of Federal Reserve Banks as Federal Depositaries This document contains temporary regulations relating to the deposit of Federal taxes pursuant to section 6302 of the Internal Revenue Code. The regulations remove Federal Reserve banks as authorized depositaries for Federal tax deposits. The regulat...	Rule	Dec 26, 2000

Veterans Affairs Department

Privacy Act:

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records As required by the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a(e), notice is hereby given that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is amending the system of records currently known as "Veteran's Spouse or Dependent Civilian Health and Medical Care Records...	Notice	Dec 26, 2000

Federal Register December 26, 2000

Agencies Publishing on December 26, 2000

Agriculture Department

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Commerce Department

Antidumping:

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Cheese quota; foreign government subsidies:

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Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Commodity pool operators and commodity trading advisors:

Corporation for National and Community Service

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Defense Department

Army contracting:

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

D Delaware River Basin Commission

Education Department

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Energy Department

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Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

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Environmental Protection Agency

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Air quality implementation plans:

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

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Hazardous waste program authorizations:

Hazardous waste:

Toxic and hazardous substances control:

Toxic substances:

Executive Office of the President

Federal Communications Commission

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Radio stations; table of assignments:

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Federal Reserve System

Truth in lending (Regulation Z):

General Services Administration

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Federal Management Regulation:

Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation

Health and Human Services Department

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

Homeland Security Department

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Housing and Urban Development Department

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Interior Department

Alaska Native claims selection:

Closure of public lands:

Endangered and threatened species:

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Liquor and tobacco sale or distribution ordinance:

Meetings:

Wild Bird Conservation Act of 1992:

Justice Department

Alcohol; viticultural area designations:

Meetings:

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Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

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Postal Service

Domestic rates, fees, and mail classifications:

Securities and Exchange Commission

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Social Security Administration

Disability determination procedures:

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Delaware River Basin Commission

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National Science Foundation

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Special Counsel Office

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Trade Representative, Office of United States