January 8, 2001 (Volume 66)

Federal Register January 8, 2001

View all documents issued on January 8, 2001. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

93 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on January 8, 2001

Agency for International Development logo Agency for International Development

Agency information collection activities:

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U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is making efforts to reduce the paperwork burden. USAID invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following proposed and/or continuing informatio...
Notice Jan 08, 2001
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has submitted the following information collections to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments regarding this information collection are bes...
Notice Jan 08, 2001

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title Type Published
The Coconino National Forest is planning to prepare an environmental impact statement on a proposal to manage livestock grazing use on the Buck Springs Range Allotment during the next 10 years.
Notice Jan 08, 2001

Field office technical guides; changes:

Title Type Published
It has been determined by the NRCS State Conservationist for Iowa that changes must be made in the NRCS State Technical Guide specifically in Section 4, Practice Standards and Specifications #590, Nutrient Management, to account for improved technolo...
Notice Jan 08, 2001

Broadcasting Board of Governors logo Broadcasting Board of Governors

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on an information collection titled, "Interviews and Other Audienc...
Notice Jan 08, 2001

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Antidumping:

Title Type Published
The Department of Commerce is currently conducting the fourth new shipper review and third administrative review of the antidumping duty order on brake rotors from the People's Republic of China covering the period April 1, 1999, through March 31, 20...
Notice Jan 08, 2001
Italy
Notice Jan 08, 2001
Mexico
Notice Jan 08, 2001

Fishery conservation and management:

Title Type Published
Critical habitat closure pursuant to court order; closure removed; correction
Correction Jan 08, 2001

Commodity Futures Trading Commission logo Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Commodity Exchange Act:

Title Type Published
Customer funds investment; correction
Correction Jan 08, 2001

Fishery conservation and management:

No documents available.

C
Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia

Title Type Published
The Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia ("CSOSA") is issuing regulations describing its organization and general functions. This description includes information on the District of Columbia Pretrial Services Ag...
Rule Jan 08, 2001

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Privacy Act:

Title Type Published
Subsection (e)(12) of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, (5 U.S.C. 552a) requires agencies to publish advance notice of any proposed or revised computer matching program by the matching agency for public comment. The Department of Defense (DoD), as...
Notice Jan 08, 2001
The National Reconnaissance Office is adding a system of records notice to its inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.
Notice Jan 08, 2001
The Department of the Navy proposes to alter a system of records notice in its inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.
Notice Jan 08, 2001
The Department of the Navy proposes to alter seven system of records notices in its inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.
Notice Jan 08, 2001
The Department of the Army proposes to alter two systems of records notices in its inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.
Notice Jan 08, 2001
The Department of the Army is amending two systems of records notices in its existing inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.
Notice Jan 08, 2001
The Department of the Army is altering a system of records notice in its existing inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended. The alteration adds a new category of individuals covered, i.e., reserve pe...
Notice Jan 08, 2001
The Department of the Army is proposing to alter a system of records notice to its existing inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended. The alteration expands the categories of individuals covered to i...
Notice Jan 08, 2001

Privacy Act; implementation

Title Type Published
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) is proposing to exempt one Privacy Act systems of records. The system of records is QNRO-23, Counterintelligence Issue Files. The exemptions are intended to increase the value of the systems of records for law...
Proposed Rule Jan 08, 2001

Education Department logo Education Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program
Notice Jan 08, 2001
The Secretary announces the publication of the annual report listing the books and research materials produced with assistance provided under Section 605 of the Higher Education Act (HEA), as amended.
Notice Jan 08, 2001
The Assistant Secretary for the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services announces final funding priorities for a National Center on Accessible Education-Based Information Technology and the Disability and Business Technical Assistance...
Notice Jan 08, 2001
The Assistant Secretary for the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services proposes a priority under the Recreational Program. The Assistant Secretary may use this priority for competitions in FY 2001 and later years. We take this action...
Notice Jan 08, 2001

Postsecondary education:

Title Type Published
When we published final regulations for the Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Program in the Federal Register of December 15, 1999, it appears that one of the regulatory provisions, dealing with the eligibility of branch campuses to rece...
Rule Jan 08, 2001

Special education and rehabilitative services:

Title Type Published
The Secretary amends the regulations for the Assistance to States for the Education of Children with Disabilities program under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA; Part B)). This amendment is needed to implement the statu...
Rule Jan 08, 2001

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), a semi- autonomous agency within the Department of Energy (DOE), announces the availability of the Draft Site-Wide Environmental Impact Statement for the Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant [Y-12 Draft SWEIS] (DO...
Notice Jan 08, 2001

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

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This notice announces BPA's intention to prepare an EIS, under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), on a proposed electrical interconnection requested by Umatilla Generating Company, L.P., to integrate electrical power from the Umatilla Gene...
Notice Jan 08, 2001

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

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given of an intent to grant to PhA Environmental Restoration Corp., of Oak Hill, Virginia, exclusive licenses to practice the inventions described in U.S. Patent No. 5,324,661, entitled "Chemotactic Selection of Pollutant Degrading B...
Notice Jan 08, 2001

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Air pollutants, hazardous; national emission standards:

Title Type Published
Under the Clean Air Act (CAA), the EPA promulgated the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) from Off-Site Waste and Recovery Operations (OSWRO) on July 1, 1996 with subsequent amendments on July 20, 1999. The promulgated...
Rule Jan 08, 2001

Air programs:

Title Type Published
With this action, EPA is allocating essential use allowances for stratospheric ozone depleting substances for calendar year 2001. EPA allocates essential use allowances to an applicant for exempted production or import of a specific quantity of class...
Rule Jan 08, 2001

Air quality planning purposes; designation of areas:

Title Type Published
EPA is taking final action to find that the Reno (Washoe County) Planning Area (RPA) has not attained the annual and 24-hour PM- 10 national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) by the Clean Air Act (CAA) mandated attainment date for moderate nonatt...
Rule Jan 08, 2001

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) announces the availability of Federal Assistance to conduct an intern program to provide on the job training for students interested in careers in environmental protection. The need for wise stewardsh...
Notice Jan 08, 2001

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92- 463, notice is hereby given that the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Technical Subcommittee for Fine Particle Monitoring will meet on Monday, January 22, 2001 at the US EP...
Notice Jan 08, 2001
Science Advisory Board
Notice Jan 08, 2001

Water quality criteria:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to the Clean Water Act (CWA) section 304(a), EPA is announcing the availability of its recommended water quality criterion for methylmercury. This water quality criterion describes the concentration of methylmercury in freshwater and estuari...
Notice Jan 08, 2001

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

Common carrier services:

Title Type Published
In this document, the Commission initiates a review of the procedures governing the processing of non-routine earth station license applications. The Commission also proposes simplifying the application form for routine earth station licenses. The Co...
Proposed Rule Jan 08, 2001

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation logo Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
The FDIC, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the...
Notice Jan 08, 2001

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Jan 08, 2001
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Jan 08, 2001

Banks and bank holding companies:

Title Type Published
Formations, acquisitions, and mergers
Notice Jan 08, 2001

General Services Administration logo General Services Administration

Acquisition regulations:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management is cancelling the following Standard Form because of low usage: SF 144A, Statement of Prior Federal Service--Worksheet.
Notice Jan 08, 2001

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Administrative practice and procedure:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to amend its administrative regulations governing the public disclosure of written information for consideration by an advisory committee at an advisory committee meeting. This action would amend th...
Proposed Rule Jan 08, 2001
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending its administrative regulations governing the public disclosure of written information for consideration by an advisory committee at an advisory committee meeting. This action amends the regulations t...
Rule Jan 08, 2001

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) 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 Jan 08, 2001

Biological products:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing new regulations to require manufacturers to follow current good tissue practice, which includes methods used in, and the facilities and controls used for, the manufacture of human cellular and tissu...
Proposed Rule Jan 08, 2001

Group health plans; access, portability, and renewability requirements:

Title Type Published
This proposed rule would implement and clarify the term "bona fide wellness program" as it relates to regulations implementing the nondiscrimination provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, and the Public...
Proposed Rule Jan 08, 2001
This document contains interim final rules governing the provisions prohibiting discrimination based on a health factor for group health plans and issuers of health insurance coverage offered in connection with a group health plan. The rules containe...
Rule Jan 08, 2001

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy, White House Commission
Notice Jan 08, 2001
Mine Safety and Health Research Advisory Committee
Notice Jan 08, 2001

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

Title Type Published
Management Analysis and Services Office, Program Services Office
Notice Jan 08, 2001

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Drawbridge operations:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard proposes to change the drawbridge operating regulations for the Metro-North Bridge, at mile 1.0, across the Mianus River at Greenwich, Connecticut. This proposed rule would require the bridge to open on signal from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., a...
Proposed Rule Jan 08, 2001
The Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District, has authorized a deviation from the regulation governing the Burlington Railroad Drawbridge, Mile 403.1, Upper Mississippi River at Burlington, Iowa. This deviation allows the drawbridge to remain closed-to...
Rule Jan 08, 2001

Electrical engineering:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard is considering requests to allow merchant vessels to use shipboard cable constructed to meet the requirements in Clause 8 (Cable Construction), Clause 9 (Cable Application), and Clause 10 (Cable Installation) of the Institute of Elect...
Proposed Rule Jan 08, 2001

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Title Type Published
Notice of receipt.
Notice Jan 08, 2001

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
Proposed collection; comment request; correction
Correction Jan 08, 2001
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) is announcing that the information collection request for 30 CFR 816, Permanent Program Performance Standards--Surface Mining Activ...
Notice Jan 08, 2001

Endangered and threatened species:

Title Type Published
In this notice of review, we announce our recycled petition findings, as required in section 4(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Endangered Species Act of 1972, as amended. When, in response to a petition, we complete a 12-month finding that listing a species is wa...
Proposed Rule Jan 08, 2001

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The MMS is issuing a draft EIS for the BPXA Inc.'s proposed Liberty Development Project DPP in the Beaufort Sea, Alaska. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) were cooperating agencies, with the MMS, in...
Notice Jan 08, 2001

Fishery conservation and management:

No documents available.

Outer Continental Shelf; oil, gas, and sulphur operations:

Title Type Published
The MMS is proposing to modify requirements governing surety bonds for activities on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). These changes will codify the terms and conditions under which a surety will be relieved of responsibility when MMS terminates the...
Proposed Rule Jan 08, 2001

Survey plat filings:

Title Type Published
Alaska
Notice Jan 08, 2001

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Jan 08, 2001

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Fishery conservation and management:

No documents available.

Group health plans; access, portability, and renewability requirements:

No documents available.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Meetings:

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub. L. 92-463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announces a forthcoming meeting of the NASA Advisory Council, Aero- Space Technology Advisory Committee, Goals Subcom...
Notice Jan 08, 2001

Personnel Management Office logo Personnel Management Office

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-13, May 22, 1995), this notice announces that the Office of Personnel Management has submitted simultaneously with publication of this notice a request to the Office of Management...
Notice Jan 08, 2001

R
Railroad Retirement Board

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) has submitted the following proposal(s) for the collection of information to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approva...
Notice Jan 08, 2001

State Department logo State Department

Art objects; importation for exhibition:

Title Type Published
On February 16, 2000, Notice was published on page 7902 of the Federal Register (Volume 65, Number 32) by the Department of State pursuant to Public Notice 3228 relating to the exhibit "Van Gogh Portraits: Face to Face." The referenced Notice is here...
Notice Jan 08, 2001

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

Railroad services abandonment:

Tennessee Valley Authority logo Tennessee Valley Authority

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Regional Resource Stewardship Council (Regional Council) will hold a meeting to consider various matters. Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, (FACA). The meeting agenda includes the following...
Notice Jan 08, 2001

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
The purpose of this document is to issue a final rule to implement section 5206(e) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21), enacted on June 9, 1998, which required Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) projects funded through...
Rule Jan 08, 2001
DOT proposes to exempt from certain provisions of the Privacy Act the record system designed to assist in finding Suspected Unapproved Parts used in aviation, and a record system used to manage the flow of data about commercial motor carriers. An edi...
Proposed Rule Jan 08, 2001

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
Before a Federal agency can collect certain information from the public, it must receive approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Under procedures established by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, before seeking OMB approval, Federa...
Notice Jan 08, 2001

Airworthiness directives:

Title Type Published
This document proposes to supersede Airworthiness Directive (AD) 80-04-08, which currently requires inspecting (one-time) the fuel line and map light switch in the left hand forward door post for chafing or arcing and repairing any damage found on ce...
Proposed Rule Jan 08, 2001
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. (Pilatus) Models PC-12 and PC-12/45 airplanes that are equipped with a certain windshield configuration. This AD requires you to incorporate pilot's operat...
Rule Jan 08, 2001
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to certain Raytheon Aircraft Company (Raytheon) Beech Models A36, B36TC, and 58 airplanes. This AD requires you to inspect for missing rivets on the right hand side of the fuselage...
Rule Jan 08, 2001
This document proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) that would apply to certain SOCATA--Groupe AEROSPATIALE (Socata) Model TBM 700 airplanes equipped with Option No. OPT 70-35-001 (gaseous oxygen system). The proposed AD would require...
Proposed Rule Jan 08, 2001

Drawbridge operations:

No documents available.

Electrical engineering:

No documents available.

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title Type Published
The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be prepared for changes being considered to Route 1 and intersecting roadways in the greater Penn's Neck Area to improve transportation service.
Notice Jan 08, 2001

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

No documents available.

Railroad services abandonment:

No documents available.

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the FTA National ITS Architecture Policy on Transit Projects, which is defined in this document. The National ITS Architecture Policy is a product of statutory changes made by the Transportation Equi...
Notice Jan 08, 2001

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed and continuing information collections, as required by the Paperw...
Notice Jan 08, 2001
Submission for OMB review; comment request
Notice Jan 08, 2001
Submission for OMB review; comment request
Notice Jan 08, 2001

Excise taxes:

Title Type Published
Elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register, the IRS is issuing temporary and final regulations governing the provisions prohibiting discrimination based on a health factor for group health plans. The IRS is issuing the temporary and final regula...
Proposed Rule Jan 08, 2001
This document contains proposed regulations that provide guidance under section 9802(c) of the Internal Revenue Code relating to the exception for certain grandfathered church plans from the nondiscrimination requirements applicable to group health p...
Proposed Rule Jan 08, 2001

Group health plans; access, portability, and renewability requirements:

No documents available.

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