Federal Register December 29, 2000 (Volume 65)

Agencies Publishing on December 29, 2000

Agriculture Department (4)
Commerce Department (7)
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (2)
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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (1)
Corporation for National and Community Service (1)
Defense Department (8)
Education Department (3)
Energy Department (19)
Environmental Protection Agency (17)
Executive Office of the President (2)
Federal Communications Commission (1)
Federal Trade Commission (2)
General Services Administration (0)
Government Ethics Office (1)
Health and Human Services Department (15)
Housing and Urban Development Department (2)
Interior Department (10)
International Trade Commission (2)
Justice Department (5)
Labor Department (2)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (0)
National Archives and Records Administration (2)
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Northeast Dairy Compact Commission (1)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (3)
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (1)
Securities and Exchange Commission (6)
Small Business Administration (1)
Social Security Administration (1)
Transportation Department (11)
Treasury Department (2)

Agriculture Department

Child nutrition programs:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FNS Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC): Food Delivery Systems This final rule amends the regulations governing the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children. It strengthens vendor management in retail food delivery systems by establishing mandatory selection criteria, training requi...	Rule	Dec 29, 2000

Exportation and importation of animals and animal products:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > APHIS Certification of Beef From Argentina We are amending the regulations governing the importation of fresh (chilled or frozen) beef from Argentina by adding a requirement that Argentina certify that the beef does not come from animals that have ever been in specified areas along Argentina'...	Rule	Dec 29, 2000

Loan and purchase operations:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > CCC Livestock Indemnity Program for Contract Growers This rule implements provisions of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (the 2001 Act) related to the Livestock Indemnity Program for Contract Growers (LIP-CG). That statute a...	Rule	Dec 29, 2000

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department Revision of Delegations of Authority This document amends the delegations of authority from the Secretary of Agriculture to other General Officers and agency heads to delegate to the Director, Hazardous Materials Management Group authority to carry out certain duties related to hazardou...	Rule	Dec 29, 2000

Commerce Department

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Habitat Conservation Plans proposed for Public Utility District No. 1 of Douglas County, Washington, and the Public Utility District No. 1 of Chelan County, Washington This notice advises the public that the Public Utility District (PUD) No. 1 of Douglas County, Washington, and the PUD No. 1 of Chelan County, Washington, (applicants) have submitted individual applications to the National Marine Fisheries Service (N...	Notice	Dec 29, 2000

Fishery conservation and management:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Dealer Reporting Requirements NMFS announces that it is terminating the current deferral of IVR reporting requirements of Atlantic cod and haddock beginning January 28, 2001. One of the management measures for Atlantic cod includes two conditional 1-month closures in the Gulf of...	Rule	Dec 29, 2000
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Amendment 12 NMFS issues this final rule to remove references to foreign and joint venture fishing in the West Coast groundfish regulations. The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) prepared Amendment 12 to the Pacific Coast groundfish Fishery Management...	Rule	Dec 29, 2000
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fisheries; Adjustments to the 2000 Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Commercial Quotas NMFS publishes additional adjustments to the 2000 commercial summer flounder and black sea bass quotas. This action complies with the regulations that implement the Fishery Management Plan for the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fisheries (...	Rule	Dec 29, 2000
Commerce Department > NOAA Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fisheries; Technical Gear Workshop NMFS announces the rescheduling of the public workshop to discuss potential gear modifications for the Atlantic pelagic longline fishery aimed at reducing the incidental take and mortality of threatened and endangered sea turtles. The workshop is int...	Proposed Rule	Dec 29, 2000

Permits:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Endangered Species; Permits Notice is hereby given of the following actions regarding permits for takes of endangered and threatened species for the purposes of scientific research and/or enhancement: NMFS has received applications for permit modifications from: Dr. Lew Ehrhart...	Notice	Dec 29, 2000

Trade adjustment assistance; eligibility determination petitions:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > EDA Notice of Petitions by Producing Firms for Determination of Eligibility To Apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance To give firms an opportunity to comment.	Notice	Dec 29, 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; 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 commodities previously furnished by such...	Notice	Dec 29, 2000
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled Procurement List; Proposed Additions and Deletion The Committee is proposing to add to the Procurement List commodities and services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and to delete service previously furnished by such agencies.	Notice	Dec 29, 2000

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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

Cotton, wool, and man-made textiles:

Title	Type	Published
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Announcement of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool, Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Taiwan Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs establishing limits.	Notice	Dec 29, 2000

Corporation for National and Community Service

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Corporation for National and Community Service Notice of Availability of Funds To Support Service-related Activities of Former AmeriCorps Members The Corporation for National and Community Service (the Corporation) will use up to $100,000 to enter into a cooperative agreement under subtitle H of the National and Community Service Act of 1990, as amended, to support efforts to: (1) Conduct outr...	Notice	Dec 29, 2000

Defense Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) announces the following proposed reinstatement of a public information collection and seeks public...	Notice	Dec 29, 2000
Defense Department Proposed Collection; Comment Request In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Defense Finance and Accounting Service announces the proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited...	Notice	Dec 29, 2000
Defense Department Proposed Collection; Comment Request In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Defense Finance and Accounting Service announces the proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited...	Notice	Dec 29, 2000

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Notice of Availability of The National Missile Defense Deployment Final Environmental Impact Statement The Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO) announces the availability of the National Missile Defense (NMD) Deployment Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS). The FEIS assesses the potential impacts associated with the possible deployment...	Notice	Dec 29, 2000

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

Title	Type	Published
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Contract Types for Commercial Item Acquisitions The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to provide clarification on what contract-types are authorized for commercial item acqu...	Proposed Rule	Dec 29, 2000

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Department of Defense Wage Committee; Notice of Closed Meetings Defense Wage Committee	Notice	Dec 29, 2000
Defense Department Threat Reduction Advisory Committee The Threat Reduction Advisory Committee will meet in closed session on Thursday February 15, 2001, at the Pentagon. The mission of the Committee is to advise the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics) on technology securi...	Notice	Dec 29, 2000
Defense Department Meeting of the United States Commission on National Security/21st Century The United States Commission on National Security/21st Century will meet in closed session on January 9, 2001. The Commission was originally chartered by the Secretary of Defense on 1 July 1998 (charter revised on 18 August 1999) to conduct a compreh...	Notice	Dec 29, 2000

Education Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests The Leader, Regulatory Information Management Group, Office of the Chief Information Officer, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.	Notice	Dec 29, 2000
Education Department Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests The Leader, Regulatory Information Management Group, Office of the Chief Information Officer, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.	Notice	Dec 29, 2000

Special education and rehabilitative services:

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; List of Correspondence The Secretary is publishing the following list pursuant to section 607(d) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Under section 607(d) of IDEA, the Secretary is required, on a quarterly basis, to publish in the Federal Register a l...	Notice	Dec 29, 2000

Energy Department

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Aquamac Corporation; Merrimac Paper Company, Inc.; Notice of Availability of Final Environmental Assessment Aquamac Corp.	Notice	Dec 29, 2000
Energy Department > FERC Calumet Energy Team, LLC; Notice of Issuance of Order Calumet Energy Team, LLC	Notice	Dec 29, 2000
Energy Department > FERC Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation, Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc., Long Island Lighting Company, New York State Electric & Gas Corporation, et al., Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation, Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc., Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation; Notice of Filing Central Hudson Gas Electric Corp.	Notice	Dec 29, 2000
Energy Department > FERC Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation, Consolidated Edison Company of New York Inc., Long Island Lighting Company, New York State Electric & Gas Corporation, Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation, Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc., Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation; Notice of Filing Central Hudson Gas Electric Corp. et al.	Notice	Dec 29, 2000
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Application for Amendment of License and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests Consumers Energy Co. et al.	Notice	Dec 29, 2000
Energy Department > FERC Dominion Energy Marketing, Inc.; Notice of Issuance of Order Dominion Energy Marketing, Inc.	Notice	Dec 29, 2000
Energy Department > FERC Miami Valley Lighting, Inc.; Notice of Issuance of Order Miami Valley Lighting, Inc.	Notice	Dec 29, 2000
Energy Department > FERC Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator; Notice of Application Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator	Notice	Dec 29, 2000
Energy Department > FERC The Montana Power Company, the Montana Power, L.L.C.; Notice of Application to Transfer Natural Gas Act Section 3 Authorization and Presidential Permit Montana Power Co. et al.	Notice	Dec 29, 2000
Energy Department > FERC Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America; Notice of Compliance Filing Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America	Notice	Dec 29, 2000
Energy Department > FERC Natural Gas Trading Corporation; Notice of Issuance of Order Natural Gas Trading Corp.	Notice	Dec 29, 2000
Energy Department Notice Establishing Technical Conference San Diego Gas Electric Co. et al.	Notice	Dec 29, 2000

Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Morgantown OL 1 LLC, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings Morgantown OL1 LLC, et al.	Notice	Dec 29, 2000
Energy Department > FERC STI Capital Company, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings STI Capital Co. et al.	Notice	Dec 29, 2000

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation; Notice of Availability of Draft Environmental Assessment Rochester Gas Electric Corp.	Notice	Dec 29, 2000
Energy Department Revision to the Record of Decision for the Department of Energy's Waste Management Program: Treatment and Storage of Transuranic Waste The Department of Energy (DOE), pursuant to 10 CFR 1021.315, is revising the Record of Decision for the Department of Energy's Waste Management Program: Treatment and Storage of Transuranic Waste (63 FR 3629) issued on January 23, 1998. The Departmen...	Notice	Dec 29, 2000

Ferderal Power Act:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Notice of Issuance of Emergency Orders Under Section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act The Department of Energy (DOE) is publishing an emergency order, and a subsequent amendment to the order, that the Secretary of Energy has issued pursuant to section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act to address a shortage of electric energy in Californ...	Notice	Dec 29, 2000

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Secretary of Energy Advisory Board, Open Meeting This notice announces an open meeting of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board's Task Force on the Department of Energy's Nonproliferation Programs in Russia. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770), requires that agencies...	Notice	Dec 29, 2000

Natural Gas Policy Act:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Standards for Business Practices of Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines In Order No. 587-M, 65 FR 7728 (Dec. 11, 2000), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission directed its staff to convene a technical conference concerning standards to permit shippers to designate and rank the contracts under which gas will flow on a p...	Proposed Rule	Dec 29, 2000

Environmental Protection Agency

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Transition Program for Equipment Manufacturers 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): Transition Pro...	Notice	Dec 29, 2000
Environmental Protection Agency Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Reformulated Gasoline and Conventional Gasoline 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: Reformul...	Notice	Dec 29, 2000
Environmental Protection Agency Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Marine Engine Manufacturer Production Line Testing Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements 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: Marine E...	Notice	Dec 29, 2000
Environmental Protection Agency Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Marine Engine Manufacturer-Based In-Use Emission Testing Program 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: Marine E...	Notice	Dec 29, 2000
Environmental Protection Agency Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Emission Defect Information Reports (DIRs) and Voluntary Emission Recall Reports (VERR) for Manufacturers of On-Highway Heavy-Duty Engines, Non-Road Compression-Ignition (CI) Engines, Non-Roadspark-Ignition (SI) Engines, Marine Engines, and Locomotives 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: Emission...	Notice	Dec 29, 2000
Environmental Protection Agency Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Modification to Mobile Source Emission Factor Survey In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that the following amended Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval:...	Notice	Dec 29, 2000
Environmental Protection Agency Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Petroleum Refinery Wastewater Systems 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: Standard...	Notice	Dec 29, 2000

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments EPA has no objection to the selection of the proposed action as the preferred alternative for the amended land and resource management plan. EPA is suggesting the inclusion of some addition information to strengthen the Final Statement. ERP No. D-USN...	Notice	Dec 29, 2000
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability Weekly receipts	Notice	Dec 29, 2000

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Fenthion Public Stakeholder Meeting The Agency is holding a public stakeholder meeting to gather information and hear concerns and comments about risks and possible risk mitigation for the organophosphate mosquitocide pesticide, fenthion. The Agency recently completed an Interim Reregi...	Notice	Dec 29, 2000
Environmental Protection Agency Science Advisory Board; Notification of Six Public Advisory Committee Meetings; Cancellation of a Previously Announced Advisory Committee Meeting Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92- 463, notice is hereby given that the EPA Science Advisory Board's (SAB) Environmental Engineering Committee will conduct six public teleconference meetings on Wednesday afternoons in 2001...	Notice	Dec 29, 2000

Pesticide programs:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Organophosphate Pesticides; Availability of Interim Risk Management Decision Documents This notice announces the availability of the interim risk management decision document for the organophosphate pesticide fenthion. This decision document has been developed as part of the public participation process that EPA and U.S. Department of...	Notice	Dec 29, 2000

Pesticides; tolerances in food, animal feeds, and raw agricultural commodities:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Extension of Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions This regulation extends time-limited tolerances for the pesticides listed in Unit II of this document. These actions are in response to EPA's granting of emergency exemptions under section 18 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act...	Rule	Dec 29, 2000
Environmental Protection Agency Fludioxonil; Pesticide Tolerance This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of fludioxonil 4-(2,2-difluoro-1,3-benzodioxol-4-yl)-1H-pyrrole-3- carbonitrile in or on grapes, strawberries, dry bulb onions, and green onions. Novartis Crop Protection, Inc. and the Inter-Regiona...	Rule	Dec 29, 2000

Superfund program:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Federal Agency Hazardous Waste Compliance Docket Section 120(c) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA), requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establi...	Notice	Dec 29, 2000

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

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency ILCO Superfund Site; Notice of Proposed Settlement The United States Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to enter into two settlement agreements with a total of 19 parties for response costs at the ILCO Superfund Site pursuant to section 122(h)(1) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,...	Notice	Dec 29, 2000

Water supply:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Stage 2 Microbial and Disinfection Byproducts Federal Advisory Committee Agreement in Principle The purpose of today's notice is to make available to the public recommendations to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency contained in the Stage 2 Microbial and Disinfection Byproducts (M-DBP) Federal Advisory Committee Agreement i...	Notice	Dec 29, 2000

Executive Office of the President

Commissions, boards, committees, etc.

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President Establishment of the President's Task Force on Puerto Rico's Status Puerto Rico's Status, President's Task Force on; establishment (EO 13183)	Presidential Document	Dec 29, 2000

Government agencies and employees

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay Rates of pay; adjustments (EO 13182)	Presidential Document	Dec 29, 2000

Federal Communications Commission

Common carrier services:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Auction of Licenses for the 700 MHz Guard Bands Scheduled for February 13, 2001; Auction Notice and Filing Requirements for 8 Licenses in the 700 MHz Guard Bands Minimum Opening Bids and Other Procedural Issues This document announces the procedures and minimum opening bids for the upcoming auction of eight Guard Band Manager licenses in the 700 MHz Guard Bands ("Auction No. 38").	Notice	Dec 29, 2000

Federal Trade Commission

Prohibited trade practices:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Trade Commission El Paso Energy Corporation, et al.; Analysis To Aid Public Comment The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices or unfair methods of competition. the attached Analysis to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the draft...	Notice	Dec 29, 2000
Federal Trade Commission FMC Corporation; and Asahi Chemical Industry Co. Ltd.; Analysis To Aid Public Comment The consent agreements in these two matters settle alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices or unfair methods of competition. The attached Analysis to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the...	Notice	Dec 29, 2000

General Services Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

No documents available.

Government Ethics Office

Presidential Transition Act of 2000:

Title	Type	Published
Government Ethics Office Study Under the Presidential Transition Act of 2000 on Improving the Financial Disclosure Process for Executive Branch Presidential Nominees; Opportunity for Comment The Office of Government Ethics is conducting a study under the Presidential Transition Act of 2000 on improving the financial disclosure process for executive branch Presidential nominees. This notice indicates the pendency of OGE's study and provid...	Notice	Dec 29, 2000

Health and Human Services Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > HRSA Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Comment Request Proposed collection; comment request	Notice	Dec 29, 2000
Health and Human Services Department > HRSA Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request Proposed collection; comment request	Notice	Dec 29, 2000

Animal drugs, feeds, and related products:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA New Animal Drugs for Use in Animal Feeds; Decoquinate and Monensin The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect approval of a new animal drug application (NADA) filed by Alpharma, Inc. The NADA provides for use of approved, single-ingredient decoquinate and monensin Type...	Rule	Dec 29, 2000

Food for human consumption:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Grated Parmesan Cheese Deviating From Identity Standard; Temporary Permit for Market Testing; Extension of Temporary Permit The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the extension of a temporary permit issued to Kraft Foods, Inc., to market test products designated as "100% Grated Parmesan Cheese" that deviate from the U.S. standards of identity for parmesan ch...	Notice	Dec 29, 2000

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Veterinary Antimicrobial Decision Support System The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) announces that funds may be available to support an unsolicited grant application submitted by Iowa State University. The applicant has requested funds to develop a web-based...	Notice	Dec 29, 2000

Harmonisation International Conference; guidelines availability:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA International Conference on Harmonisation; Guidance on Q6A Specifications: Test Procedures and Acceptance Criteria for New Drug Substances and New Drug Products: Chemical Substances The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is publishing a guidance entitled "Q6A Specifications: Test Procedures and Acceptance Criteria for New Drug Substances and New Drug Products: Chemical Substances." The guidance was prepared under the auspices of...	Notice	Dec 29, 2000

Human drugs:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Cooperative Arrangement Between the United States Food and Drug Administration and Therapeutic Goods Administration, Republic of Australia Regarding the Exchange of Information on Current Good Manufacturing Practice Inspections of Human Pharmaceutical Facilities The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is providing notice of cooperative arrangement between the Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, United States of America and the Therapeutic Goods Administration, Department of...	Notice	Dec 29, 2000

Medicare, Medicaid, and Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) programs:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Medicare, Medicaid, and CLIA Programs; Extension of Certain Effective Dates for Clinical Laboratory Requirements Under CLIA This final rule extends certain effective dates for clinical laboratory requirements in regulations published on February 28, 1992, that implemented provisions of the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA). This rule extends the ph...	Rule	Dec 29, 2000

Medicare:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > HCFA Medicare Program; Application Process for National Organizations To Obtain Deeming Authority for Diabetes Self-Management Training Programs This notice announces that we will accept applications from national accreditation organizations with demonstrated experience in representing the interests of individuals with diabetes that seek deeming authority to approve entities to furnish diabet...	Notice	Dec 29, 2000
Health and Human Services Department > HCFA Medicare Program; Expanded Coverage for Outpatient Diabetes Self-Management Training and Diabetes Outcome Measurements This final rule implements section 4105 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (BBA) by expanding Medicare coverage for outpatient diabetes self-management training and establishes outcome measurements for evaluating the improvement of the health status...	Rule	Dec 29, 2000

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Use of Antimicrobial Drugs in Food Animals and Establishment of Regulatory Thresholds on Antimicrobial Resistance; Amendment Notice.	Notice	Dec 29, 2000
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Electronic Investigational New Drug Application: Cumulative Table of Contents; Public Meeting The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing a public meeting to discuss the possibility of using extensible markup language (XML) to create a cumulative table of contents for investigational new drug applications (IND's) intended to be submi...	Notice	Dec 29, 2000

Privacy Act; implementation

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department Technical Corrections to the Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information Published December 28, 2000 These technical corrections address changes that inadvertently were excluded from the preamble of the Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information published December 28, 2000.	Rule	Dec 29, 2000

Protection of research misconduct whistleblowers; Public Health Service standards

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department Public Health Service Standards for the Protection of Research Misconduct Whistleblowers; Correction The Department of Health and Human Services published in the Federal Register of November 28, 2000, a notice of proposed rulemaking to establish regulations that covered institutions must follow for preventing or otherwise responding to occurrences o...	Proposed Rule	Dec 29, 2000

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Discussion Paper: An Approach for Establishing Thresholds in Association With the Use of Antimicrobial Drugs in Food-Producing Animals; Availability The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a discussion paper entitled "An Approach for Establishing Thresholds in Association With the Use of Antimicrobial Drugs in Food-Producing Animals (discussion paper)." This discu...	Notice	Dec 29, 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	Dec 29, 2000
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	Dec 29, 2000

Interior Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department Office of Acquisition and Property Management; Agency Information Collection Activities: Submitted for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; Comment Request To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), we are submitting to OMB for review and approval an information collection request (ICR), titled "Private Rental Survey." We are also soliciting comments from the public on this ICR.	Notice	Dec 29, 2000

Endangered and threatened species:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determinations of Whether Designation of Critical Habitat Is Prudent for 20 Plant Species and the Proposed Designations of Critical Habitat for 32 Plant Species From the Island of Molokai, HI We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), have reconsidered our findings concerning whether designating critical habitat for 20 federally protected plants from the island of Molokai, some of which may also occur on other Hawaiian Islands, wou...	Proposed Rule	Dec 29, 2000

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Federal Coal Lease Application Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and implementing regulations and other applicable statutes, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availability of a Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Belle Ayr 2000 Coal L...	Notice	Dec 29, 2000
Interior Department > FWS Receipt of Application for an Incidental Take Permit by Hancock Natural Resource Group, Inc. for Silvicultural Activities in Crenshaw and Covington Counties, Alabama Notice.	Notice	Dec 29, 2000

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM State of Arizona Resource Advisory Council Meeting This notice announces a meeting and tour of the Arizona Resource Advisory Council (RAC). The meeting and tour will be held on January 25-26, in Yuma, Arizona. The business meeting will be held in the BLM Yuma Field Office, 2555 East Gila Ridge Road....	Notice	Dec 29, 2000
Interior Department > BLM Colorado Resource Advisory Council Meeting The next meeting of the three Colorado Resource Advisory Councils will be held on Wednesday, January 31, and Thursday, February 1, 2001, at the Sheraton Denver West Hotel, 360 Union Boulevard, Lakewood, Colorado.	Notice	Dec 29, 2000

Native American human remains and associated funerary objects:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > NPS Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains and Associated Funerary Objects in the Possession of the Seneca Falls Historical Society, Seneca Falls, NY Notice	Notice	Dec 29, 2000
Interior Department > NPS Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains and Associated Funerary Objects in the Possession of the National Museum of Health and Medicine, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC Notice	Notice	Dec 29, 2000
Interior Department > NPS Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains and Associated Funerary Objects in the Possession of the Arizona State Museum, Tucson, AZ, and in the Control of the Bureau of Indian Affairs Notice	Notice	Dec 29, 2000

Realty actions; sales, leases, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Realty Action-Clark County, NV; Notice of Intent for a Table Mountain Area Environmental Impact Statement Focusing on Wind Power Projects and Other Planned Energy Projects, Notice of Public Meetings, Request for Interest In a Right-of-way for a Wind Array, and Request for Other Potential Applications for Power Generating Facilities Not Known to the Bureau of Land Management Pursuant to Section 102 (2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Las Vegas Field Office, will be directing the preparation of an EIS and conducting scoping meetings on Table Mountain, Shenandoah Pe...	Notice	Dec 29, 2000

International Trade Commission

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission Proposed Modifications to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States On November 18, 1999, the Commission instituted investigation No. 1205-5, Proposed Modifications to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, pursuant to section 1205 of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988. Section 1205 direc...	Notice	Dec 29, 2000

Import investigations:

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission U.S.-Israel Agricultural Trade: Likely Effects on the U.S. and Israeli Agricultural; Industries of U.S.-Israel Trade Conducted in a Free Trade Environment Following receipt of a request on December 1, 2000, from the United States Trade Representative (USTR), pursuant to authority under section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930, the Commission instituted investigation No. 332-424, U.S.-Israel Agricultura...	Notice	Dec 29, 2000

Justice Department

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > INS Announcement of District Advisory Council on Immigration Matters 11th Meeting The Immigration and Naturalization Service (Service) has established a District Advisory Council on Immigration Matters (DACOIM) to provide the New York District Director of the Service with recommendations on ways to improve the response and reactio...	Notice	Dec 29, 2000

National cooperative research notifications:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > ANTITRUST Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Southwest Research Institute (“SWRI”): Clean Diesel III Southwest Research Institute	Notice	Dec 29, 2000
Justice Department > ANTITRUST Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Wireless Application Protocol Forum, LTD. Wireless Application Protocol Forum, Ltd.	Notice	Dec 29, 2000

Pollution control; consent judgments:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act Friedland, Robert	Notice	Dec 29, 2000

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department Confidentiality in Federal Alternative Dispute Resolution Programs This notice publishes a document entitled "Confidentiality in Federal Alternative Dispute Resolution Programs," which provides guidance to assist Federal agencies in developing ADR programs. The document was created by a subcommittee of the Federal A...	Notice	Dec 29, 2000

Labor Department

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > DOL 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	Dec 29, 2000

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Submission for OMB review; comment request	Notice	Dec 29, 2000

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

No documents available.

National Archives and Records Administration

Title	Type	Published
National Archives and Records Administration Records Schedules; Availability and Request for Comments The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) publishes notice at least once monthly of certain Federal agency requests for records disposition authority (records schedules). Once approved by NARA, records schedules provide mandatory instru...	Notice	Dec 29, 2000

Senior Executive Service:

Title	Type	Published
National Archives and Records Administration Senior Executive Service (SES) Performance Review Board; Members Notice is hereby given of the appointment of members of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Performance Review Board.	Notice	Dec 29, 2000

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Northeast Dairy Compact Commission

Title	Type	Published
Northeast Dairy Compact Commission Notice of Meeting The Compact Commission will hold its regular monthly meeting to consider matters relating to administration and enforcement of the price regulation, including the reports and recommendations of the Commission's standing Committees.	Notice	Dec 29, 2000

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission AmerGen Energy Company, LLC (Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1); Order Approving Application Regarding Transfer of Interest in AmerGen Energy Company, LLC and Conforming Amendment Amergen Energy Co., LLC	Notice	Dec 29, 2000
Nuclear Regulatory Commission AmerGen Energy Company, LLC (Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station); Order Approving Application Regarding Transfer of Interest in Amergen Energy Company, LLC Amergen Energy Co., LLC	Notice	Dec 29, 2000
Nuclear Regulatory Commission AmerGen Energy Company, LLC (Clinton Power Station); Order Approving Application Regarding Transfer of Interest in AmerGen Energy Company, LLC, and Conforming Amendment Amergen Energy Co., LLC	Notice	Dec 29, 2000

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Information Collection; OMB Approval; Payment of Premiums The Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") has extended its approval, under the Paperwork Reduction Act, of a collection of information (with revisions) under the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's regulation on Payment of Premiums.	Notice	Dec 29, 2000

Securities and Exchange Commission

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission BCP III Affiliates Fund Limited Partnership and Baird Financial Corporation; Notice of Application Notice of application for an order under sections 6(b) and 6(e) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "ACT") exempting the applications from all provisions of the Act, except section 9, section 17 (other than certain provisions of paragraphs (a), (d), (e), (f), (g), and (j)), section 30 (except for certain provisions of paragraphs (a), (b), (e), and (h)), and sections 36 through 53, and the rules of regulations under the Act.	Notice	Dec 29, 2000
Securities and Exchange Commission First Defined Sector Fund, et al., Notice of Application Notice of application for an order of exemption under Section 6(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("1940 Act") for exemptions from the provisions of Sections 9(a), 13(a), 15(a) and 15(b) of the 1940 Act and Rules 6e-2(b)(15) and 6e-3(T)(b)(15) thereunder.	Notice	Dec 29, 2000
Securities and Exchange Commission Market Street Fund, Inc., et al.; Notice of Application Notice of application for an order of exemption pursuant to Section 17(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Act") from Section 17(a) of Act.	Notice	Dec 29, 2000

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Order Granting Accelerated Approval of Proposed Rule Change and Amendment Nos. 1 and 2 by the Chicago Stock Exchange, Incorporated, Relating to the Exchange's SuperMAX 2000 Price Improvement Program Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Dec 29, 2000
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Order Approving a Proposed Rule Change and Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of Amendment Nos. 1 and 2 Thereto by the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. Establishing XPress Orders and Quotes New York Stock Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Dec 29, 2000
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Order Approving Proposed Rule Change by the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc. Relating to Late Charges and Penalties for Non-Payment Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Dec 29, 2000

Small Business Administration

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration Housatonic Equity Investors SBIC, L.P.; Notice Seeking Exemption Under Section 312 of the Small Business Investment Act, Conflicts of Interest Housatonic Equity Investors, SBIC, L.P.	Notice	Dec 29, 2000

Social Security Administration

Social security benefits and supplementary security income:

Title	Type	Published
Social Security Administration Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income for the Aged, Blind, and Disabled; Substantial Gainful Activity Amounts; “Services” for Trial Work Period Purposes-Monthly Amounts; Student Child Earned Income Exclusion We are revising the rules to automatically adjust each year, based on any increases in the national average wage index, the average monthly earnings guideline we use to determine whether work done by persons with impairments other than blindness is s...	Rule	Dec 29, 2000

Transportation Department

Airworthiness directives:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Agusta S.p.A. Model A109E Helicopters This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Agusta S.p.A. (Agusta) Model A109E helicopters. This action requires replacing certain tail rotor blades with airworthy tail rotor blades. This amendment is prompted by a tail rotor blade (...	Rule	Dec 29, 2000
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Agusta S.p.A. Model A109E Helicopters This amendment supersedes an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for Agusta S.p.A. (Agusta) Model A109E helicopters that currently requires inspecting the exhaust ejector locking system, clamp, and dampers for each engine. The existing AD also requ...	Rule	Dec 29, 2000
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747, 757, 767 and 777 Series Airplanes This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Boeing Model 747, 757, 767 and 777 series airplanes, that requires modification of certain drip shields located on the flight deck, and follow-on actions. This action is...	Rule	Dec 29, 2000
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-300, 737-400, 737-500, 737-600, 737-700, 737-800, 757-200, 757-200PF, 757-200CB, and 757-300 Series Airplanes This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that would apply to certain Boeing Model 737-300, 737- 400, 737-500, 737-600, 737-700, 737-800, 757-200, 757-200PF, 757-200CB, and 757-300 series airplanes. This proposal would...	Proposed Rule	Dec 29, 2000
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 777-200 Series Airplanes This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Boeing Model 777-200 series airplanes. This proposal would require replacement of certain existing bushings of the aft trunnion of the outer cylin...	Proposed Rule	Dec 29, 2000
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737, 747, 757, and 767 Series Airplanes This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Boeing Model 737, 747, 757, and 767 series airplanes, that requires rework of certain duct assemblies of the environmental control system (ECS) or replacement of the duct...	Rule	Dec 29, 2000
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company 150, 172, 175, 180, 182, 185, 206, 210, and 336 Series Airplanes This document proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) that would apply to certain Cessna Aircraft Company (Cessna) 150, 172, 175, 180, 182, 185, 206, 210, and 336 series airplanes. The proposed AD would affect those airplanes equipped wi...	Proposed Rule	Dec 29, 2000

Antidrug and alcohol misues prevention programs for personnel engaged in specified aviation activities:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Antidrug and Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program for Personnel Engaged in Specified Aviation Activities; Correction On December 5, 2000, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) published a notice at 65 FR 76000 that announced to the public the minimum percentage rate for drug and alcohol testing for the year 2001. In that notice, the FAA included a numerical err...	Notice	Dec 29, 2000

Exemption petitions, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FRA Notice of Cancellation of Public Hearing; The Union Pacific Railroad Union Pacific Railroad Co.	Notice	Dec 29, 2000

Privacy Act:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department Privacy Act of 1974: System of Records DOT intends to establish two new systems of records under the Privacy Act of 1974 and to exempt them from certain provisions of the Act. DOT also intends to amend two existing systems of records.	Notice	Dec 29, 2000

Right-of-way and environment:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FHWA Mitigation of Impacts to Wetlands and Natural Habitat This document revises the rule concerning the eligibility for Federal-aid transportation funding of activities to mitigate impacts to wetlands and natural habitats due to highway projects funded pursuant to provisions of title 23, U.S. Code. It updat...	Rule	Dec 29, 2000

Treasury Department

Income taxes:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Electing Small Business Trust This document contains proposed regulations relating to the qualification and treatment of electing small business trusts (ESBTs). The proposed regulations interpret the rules added to the Internal Revenue Code (Code) by section 1302 of the Small Bus...	Proposed Rule	Dec 29, 2000
Treasury Department > IRS Tiered Structures-Electing Small Business Trusts This document contains temporary regulations amending the temporary regulations under section 444 of the Internal Revenue Code (Code) relating to the election of a taxable year other than the required taxable year. The temporary regulations provide t...	Rule	Dec 29, 2000

Federal Register December 29, 2000

Agencies Publishing on December 29, 2000

Agriculture Department

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Commerce Department

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Fishery conservation and management:

Permits:

Trade adjustment assistance; eligibility determination petitions:

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

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Cotton, wool, and man-made textiles:

Corporation for National and Community Service

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Defense Department

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Education Department

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Energy Department

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Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:

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Ferderal Power Act:

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Natural Gas Policy Act:

Environmental Protection Agency

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Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

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Pesticide programs:

Pesticides; tolerances in food, animal feeds, and raw agricultural commodities:

Superfund program:

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

Water supply:

Executive Office of the President

Commissions, boards, committees, etc.

Government agencies and employees

Federal Communications Commission

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Federal Trade Commission

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General Services Administration

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Government Ethics Office

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Health and Human Services Department

Agency information collection activities:

Animal drugs, feeds, and related products:

Food for human consumption:

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Harmonisation International Conference; guidelines availability:

Human drugs:

Medicare, Medicaid, and Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) programs:

Medicare:

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Privacy Act; implementation

Protection of research misconduct whistleblowers; Public Health Service standards

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Housing and Urban Development Department

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Interior Department

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Endangered and threatened species:

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Native American human remains and associated funerary objects:

Realty actions; sales, leases, etc.:

International Trade Commission

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Justice Department

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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

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Northeast Dairy Compact Commission