Federal Register January 16, 2001 (Volume 66)

Agencies Publishing on January 16, 2001

Agriculture Department (7)
Commerce Department (7)
Corporation for National and Community Service (1)
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (1)
Education Department (4)
Energy Department (20)
Environmental Protection Agency (5)
Executive Office of the President (1)
Federal Communications Commission (1)
Federal Housing Finance Board (1)
Federal Reserve System (2)
Federal Trade Commission (3)
General Services Administration (1)
Government Ethics Office (1)
Health and Human Services Department (4)
Homeland Security Department (1)
Housing and Urban Development Department (1)
Inter-American Foundation (1)
Interior Department (12)
International Trade Commission (2)
Justice Department (5)
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Management and Budget Office (2)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (1)
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities (1)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (4)
Securities and Exchange Commission (14)
Small Business Administration (1)
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Trade Representative, Office of United States (2)
Transportation Department (12)
Treasury Department (2)
Veterans Affairs Department (3)

Agriculture Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department Agricultural Research Service; Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research Grants Program for Fiscal Year 2001; Request for Proposals and Request for Input The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) are announcing the Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research Grants Program (the "Program") for fiscal year (FY) 2001. Proposals are he...	Notice	Jan 16, 2001

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > APHIS Aquaculture; Public Meeting This is to notify the aquaculture industries, interested parties, and the general public that a public meeting will be held to discuss how and to what extent the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service should regulate aquatic species, and to discu...	Notice	Jan 16, 2001
Agriculture Department > FSIS Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committees on Fats and Oils and Methods of Analysis and Sampling The Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) are sponsoring a public meeting on Wednesday, January 17, 2001. Th...	Notice	Jan 16, 2001
Agriculture Department > FSA Interim National Drought Council The Interim National Drought Council (Interim Council) was established through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). It's purpose is to coordinate activities between and among Federal Agencies, States, local governments, tribes and others. The first m...	Notice	Jan 16, 2001
Agriculture Department > FS Southwest Washington Provincial Advisory Committee Meeting Notice The Southwest Washington Provincial Advisory Committee will meet on Wednesday, January 31, 2001, at the Gifford Pinchot National Forest Office, located at 10600 NE 51st Circle, Vancouver, Washington. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. and continue unti...	Notice	Jan 16, 2001
Agriculture Department > FSA Meeting on the Implementation of the United States Warehouse Act To solicit comments and options for consideration in implementing the United States Warehouse Act of 2000 that was enacted on November 9, 2000 (USWA 2000), the Department of Agriculture (USDA) will conduct a public meeting. The meeting is open to the...	Notice	Jan 16, 2001

Plant-related quarantine, domestic:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > APHIS Karnal Bunt; Compensation for the 1999-2000 Crop Season We are proposing to amend the Karnal bunt regulations to provide compensation for certain growers, handlers, seed companies, owners of grain storage facilities, flour millers, and participants in the National Karnal Bunt Survey who incur losses and e...	Proposed Rule	Jan 16, 2001

Commerce Department

Antidumping:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Notice of Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews and Determination Not To Revoke in Part: Certain Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products and Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate From Canada On September 8, 2000, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published the preliminary results of the administrative reviews of the antidumping duty orders on certain corrosion-resistant carbon steel flat products (CORE) and cut-to-length carbon...	Notice	Jan 16, 2001
Commerce Department > ITA Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate From Germany: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews On September 7, 2000, the Department of Commerce ("Department") published the preliminary results of the administrative reviews of the antidumping duty order on certain cut-to- length carbon steel plate from Germany. These reviews cover one manufactu...	Notice	Jan 16, 2001
Commerce Department > ITA Notice of Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews: Certain Cold-Rolled and Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products From Korea On September 7, 2000, the Department of Commerce ("Department") published the preliminary results of the administrative reviews of the antidumping duty orders and intent not to revoke antidumping duty order in part on certain cold-rolled and corrosio...	Notice	Jan 16, 2001

Fishery conservation and management:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Bycatch Rate Standards for the First Half of 2001 NMFS announces Pacific halibut and red king crab bycatch rate standards for the first half of 2001. Publication of these bycatch rate standards is necessary under regulations implementing the vessel incentive program. This action is necessary to impl...	Rule	Jan 16, 2001
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; License Limitation Program for the Scallop Fishery; Correction This document corrects the final rule for the License Limitation Program by adding an Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number to Sec. 902.1. The OMB control number was inadvertently omitted from the final rule implementing Amendment 4 to...	Rule	Jan 16, 2001

Import restrictions:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Public Hearing on Establishment of Import Restrictions on Certain Steel Products From Ukraine to the United States Ukraine	Notice	Jan 16, 2001

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting The 76th meeting of the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will convene January 30 through February 1, 2001, in Honolulu, HI.	Notice	Jan 16, 2001

Corporation for National and Community Service

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Corporation for National and Community Service Notice of Policy Guidance on Title VI's Prohibition Against National Origin Discrimination as it Affects Limited English Proficient Persons The Corporation for National and Community Service (Corporation) is publishing policy guidance on Title VI's prohibition against national origin discrimination as it affects limited English proficient persons. This policy clarifies the existing respo...	Notice	Jan 16, 2001

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

Title	Type	Published
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Jan 16, 2001

Education Department

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Submission of Data by State Educational Agencies The Secretary of Education announces dates for the submission by State educational agencies (SEAs) of expenditure and revenue data and average daily attendance statistics on ED Form 2447 (the National Public Education Financial Survey) for fiscal yea...	Notice	Jan 16, 2001

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	Jan 16, 2001
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	Jan 16, 2001

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education-Learning Anytime Anywhere Partnerships (LAAP) (Preapplications and Applications) Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2001. Postsecondary Education Improvement Fund	Notice	Jan 16, 2001

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Annual Update of Filing Fees In accordance with Sec. 381.104 of the Commission's regulations, the Commission issues this update of its filing fees. This notice provides the yearly update using data in the Commission's Payroll Utilization Reporting System and the Commission's Man...	Rule	Jan 16, 2001

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff Columbia Gas Transmission Corp.	Notice	Jan 16, 2001
Energy Department > FERC Consumers Energy Company, City of Portland, MI; Notice of Section 10(j) Teleconference Consumers Energy Co.	Notice	Jan 16, 2001
Energy Department > FERC Cook Inlet Power, LP; Notice of Issuance of Order Cook Inlet Power, LP	Notice	Jan 16, 2001
Energy Department > FERC Dominion Transmission, Inc.; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff Dominion Transmission, Inc.	Notice	Jan 16, 2001
Energy Department > FERC Duke Energy Lee, LLC; Notice of Issuance of Order Duke Energy Lee, LLC	Notice	Jan 16, 2001
Energy Department > FERC Kinder Morgan Interstate Gas Transmission LLC; Notice of Filing of Reconciliation Report Kinder Morgan Interstate Gas Transmission LLC	Notice	Jan 16, 2001
Energy Department > FERC National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff National Fuel Gas Supply Corp.	Notice	Jan 16, 2001
Energy Department > FERC National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation; Notice of Tariff Filing National Fuel Gas Supply Corp.	Notice	Jan 16, 2001
Energy Department > FERC Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America; Notice of Compliance Filing Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America	Notice	Jan 16, 2001
Energy Department > FERC Northwest Pipeline Corporation; Notice of Application Northwest Pipeline Corp.	Notice	Jan 16, 2001
Energy Department > FERC SEI Michigan, L.L.C.; Notice of Issuance of Order SEI Michigan, L.L.C.	Notice	Jan 16, 2001
Energy Department > FERC Southern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Tariff Filing Southern Natural Gas Co.	Notice	Jan 16, 2001
Energy Department > FERC Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff Texas Eastern Transmission Corp.	Notice	Jan 16, 2001
Energy Department > FERC Texas Gas Transmission Corporation; Notice of Settlement Conference Texas Gas Transmission Corp.	Notice	Jan 16, 2001
Energy Department > FERC Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation; Notice of Refund Report Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp.	Notice	Jan 16, 2001

Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Big West Oil Company, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings Big West Oil Co. et al.	Notice	Jan 16, 2001

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Office of Science and Office of Environmental Management; Office of Science Financial Assistance Program Notice 01-16: Environmental Management Science Program: Basic Science Research Related to High Level Radioactive Waste The Offices of Science (SC) and Environmental Management (EM), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), hereby announce their interest in receiving grant applications for performance of innovative, fundamental research to support specific activities for high...	Notice	Jan 16, 2001
Energy Department Office of Science and Office of Environmental Management; Office of Science Financial Assistance Program Notice 01-19; Environmental Management Science Program: Research Related to Deactivation and Decommissioning Issues The Offices of Science (SC) and Environmental Management (EM), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), hereby announce their interest in receiving grant applications for performance of innovative, fundamental research to support specifically innovative, fun...	Notice	Jan 16, 2001

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; Federal Energy Management Advisory Committee This notice announces an open meeting of the Federal Energy Management Advisory Committee (FEMAC). The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92--463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that these meetings be announced in the Federal Register to allow for pu...	Notice	Jan 16, 2001

Environmental Protection Agency

Grants and other Federal assistance:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Program Grants for Tribes This final rule revises and updates requirements in several Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations governing grants to Indian Tribes and Intertribal Consortia. It creates a new Tribal- specific subpart which contains only the provisions fo...	Rule	Jan 16, 2001

Water supply:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Public Water System Supervision Program Revision for the State of Alabama Notice is hereby given that the State of Alabama is revising its approved Public Water System Supervision Program. Alabama has adopted drinking water regulations establishing administrative penalty authority, and which revise the definition of a Publ...	Notice	Jan 16, 2001
Environmental Protection Agency Revisions to the Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (IESWTR), the Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule (Stage 1DBPR), and Revisions to State Primacy Requirements To Implement the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) Amendments This final action will make minor revisions to the Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (IESWTR) and the Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule (Stage 1 DBPR) which were published December 16, 1998 and the Revisions to State...	Rule	Jan 16, 2001
Environmental Protection Agency Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for the Analysis of Pollutants Under the Clean Water Act; National Primary Drinking Water Regulations; and National Secondary Drinking Water Regulations; Methods Update EPA is proposing action on a methods update rule that approves revised versions of test procedures (i.e., analytical methods) for the determination of chemical, radiological, and microbiological pollutants and contaminants in wastewater and drinking...	Proposed Rule	Jan 16, 2001
Environmental Protection Agency Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for the Analysis of Pollutants Under the Clean Water Act; National Primary Drinking Water Regulations; and National Secondary Drinking Water Regulations; Methods Update EPA is approving the use of updated versions of test procedures (i.e., analytical methods) for the determination of chemical, radiological, and microbiological pollutants and contaminants in wastewater and drinking water. These updated versions of an...	Rule	Jan 16, 2001

Executive Office of the President

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President Delegation of Authority To Transmit Report on Cooperative Projects With Russia Russia, cooperative projects with; delegation of authority to transmit reports (Memorandum of March 3, 2000)	Presidential Document	Jan 16, 2001

Federal Communications Commission

Practice and procedure:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Procedures for Reviewing Requests for Relief from State and Local Regulations In this document, the Commission addresses the issues raised in a previous Commission Notice of Proposed Rule Making regarding its review of requests for relief from impermissible State and local regulation of personal wireless service facilities reg...	Rule	Jan 16, 2001

Federal Housing Finance Board

Federal home loan bank system:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Housing Finance Board Federal Home Loan Bank Members Selected for Community Support Review The Federal Housing Finance Board (Finance Board) is announcing the Federal Home Loan Bank (Bank) members it has selected for the 2000-01 fourth quarter review cycle under the Finance Board's community support requirement regulation. This notice also...	Notice	Jan 16, 2001

Federal Reserve System

Banks and bank holding companies:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies Formations, acquisitions, and mergers	Notice	Jan 16, 2001
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies Formations, acquisitions, and mergers	Notice	Jan 16, 2001

Federal Trade Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Trade Commission Granting of Request for Early Termination of the Waiting Period Under the Premerger Notification Rules Premerger notification waiting periods; early terminations	Notice	Jan 16, 2001
Federal Trade Commission Granting of Request for Early Termination of the Waiting Period Under the Premerger Notification Rules Premerger notification waiting periods; early terminations	Notice	Jan 16, 2001

Prohibited trade practices:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Trade Commission Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc., 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	Jan 16, 2001

General Services Administration

Acquisition regulations:

Title	Type	Published
General Services Administration Office of Communications; Cancellation of an Optional Form The Department of State is cancelling the following Optional Form because of low usage: OF 298, Interagency Foreign Service National Employee Position Description.	Notice	Jan 16, 2001

Government Ethics Office

Title	Type	Published
Government Ethics Office Technical Amendments to Office of Government Ethics Freedom of Information Act Regulation: Change in Decisional Officials The Office of Government Ethics is amending its Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) regulation to indicate a change in OGE decisional officials thereunder.	Rule	Jan 16, 2001

Health and Human Services Department

Medical devices:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Medical Devices; Rescission of Substantially Equivalent Decisions and Rescission Appeal Procedures The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing regulations under which FDA may rescind a decision issued under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the act) that a device is substantially equivalent to a legally marketed device, and, theref...	Proposed Rule	Jan 16, 2001

Medicare:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > HCFA Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities-Update; Correction This document corrects technical errors that appeared in the final rule published in the Federal Register on July 31, 2000 entitled, "Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities--Update."	Rule	Jan 16, 2001

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics: Meeting Vital and Health Statistics National Committee	Notice	Jan 16, 2001

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Draft Compliance Policy Guidance for FDA Employees and Industry on Blood Donor Incentives; Availability The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of the draft compliance policy guidance entitled "Sec. 230.150 Blood Donor Incentives." The draft guidance is intended to provide guidance to FDA employees and industry for evaluat...	Notice	Jan 16, 2001

Homeland Security Department

Drawbridge operations:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Great Egg Harbor Bay, New Jersey The Commander, Fifth Coast Guard District, has approved a temporary deviation from the regulations governing the operation of the Route 9/Beesleys Point Bridge across Great Egg Harbor Bay, mile 3.5, between Somers Point and Beesleys Point, in New Jer...	Rule	Jan 16, 2001

Housing and Urban Development Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Revisions to PHA Project-Based Assistance Program; Initial Guidance The HUD Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2001 amends the existing laws that govern the amount of tenant-based housing choice voucher funding that may be used for project-based assistance. HUD plans to issue a rule revising the project-based program...	Notice	Jan 16, 2001

Inter-American Foundation

Title	Type	Published
Inter-American Foundation Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Jan 16, 2001

Interior Department

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BOR Lake Cascade Resource Management Plan; Draft Environmental Assessment Pursuant to section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) has prepared a draft environmental assessment (Draft EA) to evaluate alternatives to updat...	Notice	Jan 16, 2001

Land and water:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BIA Acquisition of Title to Land in Trust This rule revises and clarifies the procedures used by Indian tribes and individuals to request the Secretary of the Interior to acquire title to land into trust on their behalf. It describes the criteria that the Secretary will use in determining wh...	Rule	Jan 16, 2001

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Meeting The Lower Snake River District Resource Advisory Council will meet in Boise. Potential agenda topics are off highway vehicle use, sage grouse habitat management, wild horse roundup and adoption and other resource management issues.	Notice	Jan 16, 2001

National Wildlife Refuge System:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Draft Appropriate Refuge Uses Policy Pursuant to the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997 We propose to establish, in policy, a procedure for determining when uses other than the six priority wildlife-dependent recreational uses are appropriate or not appropriate on a unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System (System). The National Wild...	Notice	Jan 16, 2001
Interior Department > FWS Policy on Maintaining the Biological Integrity, Diversity, and Environmental Health of the National Wildlife Refuge System We (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) issue a final policy to guide personnel of the National Wildlife Refuge System (System) in implementing the clause of the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997 (Refuge Improvement Act) directing S...	Notice	Jan 16, 2001
Interior Department > FWS Draft Policy on National Wildlife Refuge System: Mission, Goals, and Purposes We propose to adopt a policy articulating the mission of the National Wildlife Refuge System (System), establishing its goals, and providing guidance for identifying or determining the purpose(s) of individual refuge units within the System. We propo...	Notice	Jan 16, 2001
Interior Department > FWS Draft Wilderness Stewardship Policy Pursuant to the Wilderness Act of 1964 We propose to modify our policy for implementing the Wilderness Act of 1964 and the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 as amended, as Part 610 Chapters 1-7 of the Fish and Wildlife Service Manual. Congress calls for the establ...	Notice	Jan 16, 2001
Interior Department > FWS Draft Wildlife-Dependent Recreational Uses Policy Pursuant to the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997 We propose to adopt a policy that will explain how we will provide visitors with high quality hunting, fishing, wildlife observation and photography, and environmental education and interpretation opportunities on units of the National Wildlife Refug...	Notice	Jan 16, 2001
Interior Department > FWS Mud Island Addition to Wyandotte National Wildlife Refuge The Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service approved the expansion of the Wyandotte National Wildlife Refuge by accepting the donation of Mud Island, located in the Detroit River, adjacent to Ecorse, Michigan.	Notice	Jan 16, 2001

Realty actions; sales, leases, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Realty Action: Partial Cancellation of Sale of Public Land in Harney County, OR The Notice of Realty Action--Sale of Public Land in Harney County, Oregon, published in the Federal Register, Volume 65, No. 222, on November 16, 2000, on Pages 69327-69329 is hereby cancelled as it relates to the sale of the following parcel only:	Notice	Jan 16, 2001

Repayment contract negotiations:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BOR Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, Eastern and Western Division Proposed Project Use Power Rate The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) is proposing a rate adjustment (proposed rate) for Project Use Power for the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program (P-SMBP), Eastern and Western Division. The proposed rate for Project Use Power is to recover all a...	Notice	Jan 16, 2001

Wild Bird Conservation Act of 1992:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Notice of Receipt of Application for Approval Jennings, Jerry	Notice	Jan 16, 2001

International Trade Commission

Import investigations:

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission In the Matter of Aramid Fiber Formed of Poly Para-Phenylene Terephthalamide From The Netherlands; Notice of Commission Determination To Conduct a Portion of The Hearing In Camera Upon request of foreign producer Twaron Products bv and importer Twaron Products, Inc. ("Twaron"), the Commission has determined to conduct a portion of its hearing in the above-captioned investigation scheduled for January 9, 2001, in camera. See Co...	Notice	Jan 16, 2001
International Trade Commission In the Matter of Certain Semiconductor Light Emitting Devices, Components Thereof, and Products Containing Same; Notice of Investigation Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on December 15, 2000, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Rohm, Inc., of Japan. A supplement to the Compl...	Notice	Jan 16, 2001

Justice Department

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > INS Establishing an Immigration and Naturalization Service Data Management Improvement Act Task Force In accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, and Public Law 106-215, the Attorney General is establishing an Immigration and Naturalization Service Data Management Improvement Act Task Force. This notice advises Federal, S...	Notice	Jan 16, 2001

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > NIC Solicitation for a Cooperative Agreement-Policy-Driven Responses to Parole Violations The Department of Justice (DOJ), National Institute of Corrections (NIC) announces the availability of funds in FY 01 for a cooperative agreement to assist up to six paroling authorities through the "Policy-Driven Responses to Parole Violations" proj...	Notice	Jan 16, 2001

Immigration:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > INS Additional Authorization To Issue Certificates for Foreign Health Care Workers; Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists, Medical Technologists and Technicians, and Physician Assistants This interim rule amends the regulations of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (Service), to enable the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS) to issue certificates to aliens seeking admission as, or adjustment of status t...	Rule	Jan 16, 2001

Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996; implementation:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department Final Specification of Community Programs Necessary for Protection of Life or Safety Under Welfare Reform Legislation This publication contains the final version of the Attorney General's Order that is issued pursuant to sections 401 and 411 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. The Order specifies the types of community pro...	Notice	Jan 16, 2001

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department Guidance to Federal Financial Assistance Recipients Regarding Title VI Prohibition Against National Origin Discrimination Affecting Limited English Proficient Persons The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is publishing policy guidance on Title VI's prohibition against national origin discrimination as it affects limited English proficient persons.	Notice	Jan 16, 2001

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Management and Budget Office

Title	Type	Published
Management and Budget Office North American Industry Classification System-Revision for 2002 Under Title 44 U.S.C. 3504(e), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is announcing its final decision to adopt the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) revisions for 2002 as recommended by the Economic Classification Policy Commi...	Notice	Jan 16, 2001

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Management and Budget Office Provisional Guidance on the Implementation of the 1997 Standards for Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity OMB is announcing the availability of "Provisional Guidance for the Implementation of the 1997 Standards for Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity," and soliciting public comment on any aspects of the document for a period of 60 days. The document is cl...	Notice	Jan 16, 2001

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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

Title	Type	Published
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Notice of Prospective Patent License NASA hereby gives notice that CJAB Associates, LLP, of Houston, TX, has applied for a partially exclusive license to practice the inventions described and claimed in U.S. Patent No. 5,153,132, entitled "Three-Dimensional Co-Culture Process;" U.S. Pat...	Notice	Jan 16, 2001

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

Title	Type	Published
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Sunshine Act Meeting This notice sets forth the agenda of a forthcoming meeting of the National Museum Services Board. This notice also describes the function of the board. Notice of this meeting is required under the Government through the Federal Advisory Committee Act...	Notice	Jan 16, 2001

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Management Company, LLC; Notice of Withdrawal of Application for Amendment to Facility Operating License Nuclear Management Company, LLC	Notice	Jan 16, 2001

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission SteriGenics International, Somerset, NJ: Exemption From 10 CFR 36.23(a); Environmental Assessment, Finding of No Significant Impact, and Notice of Opportunity for a Hearing The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering authorizing SteriGenics International, Inc. (SteriGenics or the licensee) an exemption to use a cell door which prevents an individual in the radiation room from leaving.	Notice	Jan 16, 2001

Petitions; Director's decisions:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Notice of Issuance of Director's Decision Under 10 CFR 2.206 Air Force, Navy, and Army Departments	Notice	Jan 16, 2001

Spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste; independent storage; licensing requirements:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: FuelSolutions Addition The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its regulations to add the FuelSolutions cask system to the list of approved spent fuel storage casks. This amendment allows the holders of power reactor operating licenses to store spent fuel in th...	Rule	Jan 16, 2001

Securities and Exchange Commission

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Issuer Delisting; Notice of Application To Withdraw From Listing and Registration; (Bitwise Designs, Inc., Common Stock, $.001 Par Value) File No. 0-20190 Bitwise Designs, Inc.	Notice	Jan 16, 2001
Securities and Exchange Commission Issuer Delisting; Notice of application To Withdraw From Listing and Registration; (Signal Technology Corporation, Common Stock, $.01 Par Value) File No. 1-13282 Signal Technology Corp.	Notice	Jan 16, 2001

Investment Company Act of 1940:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Nicholas-Applegate Fund, Inc., et al.; Notice of Application Notice of application under section 6(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Act") for an exemption from section 15(f)(1)(A) of the Act.	Notice	Jan 16, 2001

Investment companies:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Role of Independent Directors of Investment Companies The Commission is adopting amendments to certain exemptive rules under the Investment Company Act of 1940 to require that, for investment companies that rely on those rules: independent directors constitute a majority of their board of directors; ind...	Rule	Jan 16, 2001

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change by the International Securities Exchange LLC Relating to Limitations on Orders International Securities Exchange LLC	Notice	Jan 16, 2001
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of a Proposed Rule Change and Amendment No. 1 by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. to Extend the Effectiveness of the Pilot Injunctive Relief Rule National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.	Notice	Jan 16, 2001
Securities and Exchange Commission Self Regulatory Organization; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Relating to Computer to Computer Interface Fees for NASD Members National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.	Notice	Jan 16, 2001
Securities and Exchange Commission Self Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing of a Proposed Rule Change by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Relating to Computer to Computer Interface Fees For non-NASD Members National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.	Notice	Jan 16, 2001
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Relating to EWN II Fees for NASD Members National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.	Notice	Jan 16, 2001
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change by the Pacific Exchange, Inc. Relating to Supervisory Procedures Pacific Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Jan 16, 2001
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change by the Pacific Exchange, Inc. Modifying its Options Trade-Related Transaction Charges and Changing its Firm Transaction Fee Pacific Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Jan 16, 2001
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change by the Pacific Exchange, Inc. Relating to Supervisory Procedures for Pacific Exchange Equities, Inc. Pacific Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Jan 16, 2001
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing of a Proposed Rule Change and Amendment No. 1 by the Pacific Exchange, Inc. Relating to Miscellaneous House-Keeping Amendments to Options Trading Rules Pacific Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Jan 16, 2001
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change by the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc. Amending the Exchange's Certificate of Incorporation Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Jan 16, 2001

Small Business Administration

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration Interest Rates Interest rates; quarterly determinations	Notice	Jan 16, 2001

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Trade Representative, Office of United States

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Trade Representative, Office of United States Identification of Countries Under Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974: Request for Public Comment Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (Trade Act) (19 U.S.C. Sec. 2242), requires the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to identify countries that deny adequate and effective protection of intellectual property rights or deny fair and equitabl...	Notice	Jan 16, 2001

World Trade Organization:

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Trade Representative, Office of United States WTO Consultations Regarding The Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act of 2000 The Office of the United States Trade Representative ("USTR") is providing notice that on December 21, 2000, Australia, Brazil, the European Communities ("EC"), India Indonesia, Japan, Korea, and Thailand, acting jointly and severally, requested cons...	Notice	Jan 16, 2001

Transportation Department

Aeronautical land-use assurance; waivers:

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Transportation Department > FAA Public Notice for Waiver of Aeronautical Land-Use Assurance; Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal Airport, Willoughby, OH 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 lease of the airport property. The proposal consists of one parcel of land tota...	Notice	Jan 16, 2001

Agency information collection activities:

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Transportation Department > NHTSA Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping Requirements 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 16, 2001
Transportation Department > NHTSA Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping Requirements 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 16, 2001
Transportation Department > NHTSA Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping Requirements 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 16, 2001

Airworthiness directives:

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Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; BMW Rolls-Royce GmbH Models BR700-710A1-10 and BR700-710A2-20 Turbofan Engines. This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to BMW Rolls-Royce (RR) GmbH models BR700-710A1-10 and BR700-710A2-20 turbofan engines with oil filter differential pressure switch part number (P/N) 21SN04-419 or P/N 21SN04...	Rule	Jan 16, 2001
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 repetitive detailed visual and ultrasonic inspections of the lower flange of th...	Proposed Rule	Jan 16, 2001
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 767 Series Airplanes This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Boeing Model 767 series airplanes. This proposal would require removing the two existing escape ropes in the flight compartment; installing new es...	Proposed Rule	Jan 16, 2001
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-120 Series Airplanes This document revises an earlier proposed airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to all EMBRAER Model EMB-120 series airplanes, that would have superseded an existing AD that currently requires repetitive visual checks or inspections to verify that...	Proposed Rule	Jan 16, 2001
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Fokker Model F.28 Mark 0070 and Mark 0100 Series Airplanes This document proposes the supersedure of an existing airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to all Fokker Model F.28 Mark 0070 and Mark 0100 series airplanes, that currently requires revising the Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) to provide the flightc...	Proposed Rule	Jan 16, 2001
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Saab Model SAAB 2000 Series Airplanes This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Saab Model SAAB 2000 series airplanes. This proposal would require a modification involving nondestructive test inspections of the 34 fastener hol...	Proposed Rule	Jan 16, 2001

Drawbridge operations:

No documents available.

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > SAINT Advisory Board; Notice of Meeting Advisory Board	Notice	Jan 16, 2001

Motor vehicle safety standards:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > NHTSA Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards-Motor Vehicle Brake Fluids This document proposes technical modifications in two of the tests included in our standard on brake fluid, i.e., the evaporation test and the corrosion test. The purpose of the modifications would be to improve the repeatability and reproducibility...	Proposed Rule	Jan 16, 2001

Treasury Department

Privacy Act:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department Departmental Offices; Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the Department of the Treasury gives notice of a new proposed system of records, "Treasury/DO .003--Law Enforcement Retirement Claims Records."	Notice	Jan 16, 2001
Treasury Department Departmental Offices Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records The Department is altering its system of records, Treasury/DO .203--Public Transportation Incentive Program Records.	Notice	Jan 16, 2001

Veterans Affairs Department

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Veterans Affairs Department Means Test Thresholds As required by law, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is hereby giving notice of cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) for means test income limitations. These adjustments are based on the rise in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) during the one-year...	Notice	Jan 16, 2001

Privacy Act:

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records The Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552(e)(4)) requires that all agencies publish in the Federal Register a notice of the existence and character of their systems of records. Notice is hereby given that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is establ...	Notice	Jan 16, 2001
Veterans Affairs Department Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records The Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552(e)(4)) requires that all agencies publish in the Federal Register a notice of the existence and character of their system of records. Notice is hereby given that VA is adding a new system of records entitled "Con...	Notice	Jan 16, 2001

Federal Register January 16, 2001

Agencies Publishing on January 16, 2001

Agriculture Department

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Commerce Department

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Corporation for National and Community Service

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Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

Education Department

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Energy Department

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Environmental Protection Agency

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Executive Office of the President

Federal Communications Commission

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Federal Trade Commission

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General Services Administration

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Government Ethics Office

Health and Human Services Department

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Homeland Security Department

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Housing and Urban Development Department

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Inter-American Foundation

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International Trade Commission

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Justice Department

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Securities and Exchange Commission

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Investment Company Act of 1940:

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Small Business Administration

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