Federal Register February 15, 2001 (Volume 66)

Agencies Publishing on February 15, 2001

Agriculture Department (2)
Commerce Department (4)
Corporation for National and Community Service (1)
Defense Department (6)
Energy Department (10)
Environmental Protection Agency (8)
Federal Communications Commission (4)
Federal Housing Finance Board (1)
Federal Reserve System (4)
Health and Human Services Department (5)
Interior Department (12)
International Trade Commission (1)
Labor Department (3)
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National Education Goals Panel (1)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (6)
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (2)
Postal Service (1)
Securities and Exchange Commission (5)
State Department (5)
Tennessee Valley Authority (1)
Transportation Department (17)
Treasury Department (5)
Veterans Affairs Department (5)

Agriculture Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FNS Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request-Food Stamp Program State Agency Options In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on proposed information collections. The information collection requirements described in this notice are limited to t...	Notice	Feb 15, 2001

Loan and purchase programs:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > CCC Cleaning and Reinspection of Farmers Stock Peanuts; Correction This document corrects final peanut price support regulations which were published on Wednesday, January 10, 2001 (66 FR 1807).	Rule	Feb 15, 2001

Commerce Department

Antidumping:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils From Mexico; Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; Time Limits The Department of Commerce (the Department) is extending the time limits for the preliminary results of the 1999-2000 administrative review of the antidumping duty order (A-201-822) on stainless steel sheet and strip in coils from Mexico. This review...	Notice	Feb 15, 2001

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Application for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instrument Pennsylvania State University	Notice	Feb 15, 2001

Permits:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Marine Mammals; File No. 545-1562-00 Notice is hereby given that Olga von Ziegesar, North Gulf Oceanic Society, P.O. Box 15191, Homer, Alaska 99603, has been issued a permit to take humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) for purposes of scientific research.	Notice	Feb 15, 2001

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA National Plan of Action for the Conservation and Management of Sharks NMFS announces the availability of the final National Plan of Action (NPOA) developed pursuant to the endorsement of the International Plan of Action (IPOA) for the Conservation and Management of Sharks by the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Org...	Notice	Feb 15, 2001

Corporation for National and Community Service

Title	Type	Published
Corporation for National and Community Service Sunshine Act Meeting; Notice Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Feb 15, 2001

Defense Department

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USAF Air Force A-76 Initiatives Cost Comparisons and Direct Conversions (As of Dec. 31, 2000) Commercial activities performance (OMB A-76); cost comparison studies	Notice	Feb 15, 2001

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Notice.	Notice	Feb 15, 2001
Defense Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Notice.	Notice	Feb 15, 2001

Civilian health and medical program of uniformed services (CHAMPUS):

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) TRICARE, Partial Implementation of Pharmacy Benefits Program; Implementation of National Defense Authorization Act Medical Benefits for Fiscal Year 2001; Change in Effective Date On Friday, February 9, 2001 (66 FR 9651), the Department of Defense published an Interim final rule on Partial Implementation of Pharmacy Benefits Program; Implementation of National Defense Authorization Act Medical Benefits for Fiscal Year 2001. Th...	Rule	Feb 15, 2001

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Panel To Review the V-22 Program The Panel will conduct two open meetings. On March 9, 2001 the Panel will receive information from the general public regarding the V- 22 aircraft. On April 13, 2001 the Panel will conduct deliberations. The meetings will begin at 1 p.m. and end no l...	Notice	Feb 15, 2001

Permits for discharges of dredged or fill material into U.S. waters:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > COE, Environmental Protection Agency Further Revisions to the Clean Water Act Regulatory Definition of “Discharge of Dredged Material”: Delay of Effective Date In accordance with the memorandum of January 20, 2001, from the Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff, entitled "Regulatory Review Plan," published in the Federal Register on January 24, 2001, this action temporarily delays for 60 days the ef...	Rule	Feb 15, 2001

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene and Protests Hydroelectric applications	Notice	Feb 15, 2001

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Chandeleur Gas Pipe Line Company; Notice of Application Chandeleur Gas Pipe Line Co.	Notice	Feb 15, 2001
Energy Department > FERC East Tennessee Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application East Tennessee Natural Gas Co.	Notice	Feb 15, 2001
Energy Department > FERC OkTex Pipeline Company; Notice of Compliance Filing OkTex Pipeline Co.	Notice	Feb 15, 2001
Energy Department > FERC PG&E Gas Transmission, Northwest Corporation; Notice of Refund Report PGE Gas Transmission, Northwest Corp.	Notice	Feb 15, 2001
Energy Department > FERC PG&E Gas Transmission, Northwest Corporation; Notice of Refund Report PGE Gas Transmission, Northwest Corp.	Notice	Feb 15, 2001

Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Midwest Electric Power, Inc., et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings Midwest Electric Power, Inc., et al.	Notice	Feb 15, 2001

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC N.E.W. Hydro, Inc.; Notice of Availability of Draft Environmental Assessment and Soliciting Comments N.E.W. Hydro, Inc.	Notice	Feb 15, 2001

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC, Federal Communications Commission Trailblazer Pipeline Company; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Trailblazer Expansion Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues Trailblazer Pipeline Co.; correction	Correction	Feb 15, 2001

Practice and procedure:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Regulations Governing Off-the-Record Communications; Public Notice Off-the-record communications	Notice	Feb 15, 2001

Environmental Protection Agency

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency National Oil and Hazardous; Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; National Priorities List The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 announces the deletion of the portions of the Department of Energy Mound Superfund Site (Mound Site) known as Release Block D and Release Block H from the National Priorities List (NPL). EPA requests...	Rule	Feb 15, 2001

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Announcement of a Stakeholder Meeting on Draft Information Strategy for the Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has scheduled a two-day public meeting to obtain stakeholder input on issues, options and directions affecting the future of the national drinking water and source water information systems and related a...	Notice	Feb 15, 2001
Environmental Protection Agency Science Advisory Board; Notification of Three Public Advisory Committee Meetings Science Advisory Board	Notice	Feb 15, 2001
Environmental Protection Agency Meeting of the Small Community Advisory Subcommittee The Small Community Advisory Subcommittee (SCAS) will meet on March 1-2, 2001 in Seattle, WA. At this meeting members of the SCAS's Resolution Session Team will present to the full Subcommittee the agreements reached at the Resolution Session on Dece...	Notice	Feb 15, 2001

Permits for discharges of dredged or fill material into U.S. waters:

No documents available.

Superfund program:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; National Priorities List The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 announces its intent to delete Operable Unit 10 (OU 10) of the California Gulch Superfund Site (Site) from the National Priorities List (NPL) and requests public comment on this action. The NPL const...	Rule	Feb 15, 2001
Environmental Protection Agency National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; National Priorities List The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposes to delete Operable Unit 10 (OU10) of the California Gulch Superfund Site, located in Leadville, Colorado, from the National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL is the National Oil and Hazardous Substances...	Proposed Rule	Feb 15, 2001
Environmental Protection Agency National Oil and Hazardous Substances; Pollution Contingency Plan National Priorities List The EPA proposes to delete Release Block D, a 12-acre parcel of property along the eastern border of the Mound Site, containing two industrial buildings. This proposal also pertains to Release Block H, a 14 acre parcel of property consisting of the M...	Proposed Rule	Feb 15, 2001

Toxic and hazardous substances control:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and Status Information Section 5 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires any person who intends to manufacture (defined by statute to include import) a new chemical (i.e., a chemical not on the TSCA Inventory) to notify EPA and comply with the statutory provisi...	Notice	Feb 15, 2001

Federal Communications Commission

Common carrier services:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Service Rules for the 746-764 and 776-794 MHz Bands By this document, the Commission dismisses a petition for reconsideration as moot and adopts a special rule on default payments for auctions of licenses in the 746-764 and 776-794 MHz Bands using a package bidding design.	Rule	Feb 15, 2001
Federal Communications Commission Local Competition and Broadband Reporting In this document, the Federal Communications Commission seeks comment about whether it should modify a program to collect basic information about the status of local telephone service competition and the deployment of advanced telecommunications capa...	Proposed Rule	Feb 15, 2001
Federal Communications Commission 2000 Biennial Regulatory Review-Spectrum Aggregation Limits for Commercial Mobile Radio Services Spectrum aggregation limits; biennial regulatory review; correction	Correction	Feb 15, 2001

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

No documents available.

Television broadcasting:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Implementation of Video Description of Video Programming The Federal Communications Commission seeks comment on The Weather Channel's request for clarification regarding the aural tone requirements of the Commission's video description rules. These rules require that, if a broadcast station or multichannel...	Notice	Feb 15, 2001

Federal Housing Finance Board

Title	Type	Published
Federal Housing Finance Board Announcing an Open Meeting of the Board; Sunshine Act Notice Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Feb 15, 2001

Federal Reserve System

Banks and bank holding companies:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of Banks or Bank Holding Companies Change in bank control	Notice	Feb 15, 2001
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies Formations, acquisitions, and mergers	Notice	Feb 15, 2001
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies Formations, acquisitions, and mergers	Notice	Feb 15, 2001
Federal Reserve System Notice of Proposals To Engage in Permissible Nonbanking Activities or To Acquire Companies That Are Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking Activities Permissible nonbanking activities	Notice	Feb 15, 2001

Health and Human Services Department

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy; Notice of Meeting Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy, White House Commission	Notice	Feb 15, 2001
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases	Notice	Feb 15, 2001
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases	Notice	Feb 15, 2001
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases	Notice	Feb 15, 2001
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases	Notice	Feb 15, 2001

Interior Department

Endangered and threatened species:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Designation of Critical Habitat for Chorizanthe pungens var. pungens (Monterey Spineflower) We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), propose to designate critical habitat pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), for Chorizanthe pungens var. pungens (Monterey spineflower). Approximately 10,400 hectares (25,8...	Proposed Rule	Feb 15, 2001
Interior Department > FWS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Designation of Critical Habitat for Chorizanthe robusta var. robusta (Robust Spineflower) We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), propose to designate critical habitat pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), for Chorizanthe robusta var. robusta (robust spineflower). Approximately 660 hectares (1,635 acr...	Proposed Rule	Feb 15, 2001
Interior Department > FWS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Designation of Critical Habitat for Polygonum hickmanii (Scotts Valley Polygonum) and Chorizanthe robusta var. hartwegii (Scotts Valley Spineflower) We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), propose to designate critical habitat pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), for Polygonum hickmanii (Scotts Valley polygonum) and Chorizanthe robusta var. hartwegii (Scotts...	Proposed Rule	Feb 15, 2001

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Notice of Intent To Prepare Comprehensive Conservation Plans and an Associated Environmental Impact Statement This notice advises the public that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) intends to gather information necessary to prepare Comprehensive Conservation Plans (CCP) and an associated Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) pursuant to section 102(...	Notice	Feb 15, 2001

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS North American Wetlands Conservation Council; Standard Grant Application Instructions Instructions for applying for standard grants (see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION) under the U.S. North American Wetlands Conservation Act.	Notice	Feb 15, 2001

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM State of Arizona Resource Advisory Council This notice announces a tour of the Arizona Resource Advisory Council (RAC). A pre-tour briefing will be conducted on March 16, 2001 from 8-9 a.m. at the BLM Safford Field Office located at 711 14th Avenue, Safford, Arizona. BLM staff will provide a...	Notice	Feb 15, 2001

Permanent program and abandoned mine land reclamation plan submissions:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > OSM Oklahoma Regulatory Program The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) is announcing receipt of a proposed amendment to the Oklahoma regulatory program (Oklahoma program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). Oklahoma proposes...	Proposed Rule	Feb 15, 2001
Interior Department > OSM Pennsylvania Regulatory Program OSM is announcing receipt of a proposed amendment to the Pennsylvania regulatory program (Pennsylvania program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). The proposed amendment consists of excerpts of House Bill 393 contai...	Proposed Rule	Feb 15, 2001

Realty actions; sales, leases, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Direct Sale of Public Lands in Klamath County, OR (OR 56319) The following land has been found suitable and is classified for direct sale under Section 203 and 209 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 1713 and 43 U.S.C. 1719, and Section 7 of the Taylor Grazing (43 U.S.C. 315f). The...	Notice	Feb 15, 2001
Interior Department > BLM Realty Action; Direct Sale of Public Lands in Klamath County, Oregon The following land has been found suitable and is classified for direct sale under Section 203 and 209 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 1713 and 43 U.S.C. 1719, and Section 7 of the Taylor Grazing (43 U.S.C. 315f). The...	Notice	Feb 15, 2001

Survey plat filings:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Arizona State Office; Notice of Filing of Plats of Survey Arizona	Notice	Feb 15, 2001

Withdrawal and reservation of lands:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Cancellation of Proposed Withdrawal; Arizona This notice terminates the segregative effect of a proposed withdrawal of 112,790 acres of lands requested by the Bureau of Land Management at Perry Mesa. Presidential Proclamation No. 7263 established the Agua Fria National Monument so the withdrawa...	Notice	Feb 15, 2001

International Trade Commission

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Feb 15, 2001

Labor Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > PWBA Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Comment Request; Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 85-68 The Department of Labor (Department), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on propos...	Notice	Feb 15, 2001
Labor Department > PWBA Proposed Extension of Information Collection Request; Comment Request; 29 CFR 2550.408b-1 The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, provides the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of information in accordanc...	Notice	Feb 15, 2001

Employee benefit plans; prohibited transaction exemptions:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > PWBA Proposed Exemptions; New York Life Insurance Company (NYLIC) This document contains notices of pendency before the Department of Labor (the Department) of proposed exemptions from certain of the prohibited transaction restrictions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (the Act) and/or the Inte...	Notice	Feb 15, 2001

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National Education Goals Panel

Title	Type	Published
National Education Goals Panel Meeting This notice sets forth the date and location of a forthcoming meeting of the National Education Goals Panel (NEGP). This notice also describes the functions of the Panel.	Notice	Feb 15, 2001

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; Comment Request The NRC has recently submitted to OMB for review of continued approval of information collections under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Information pertaining to the requirement to be submitted: 1. The ti...	Notice	Feb 15, 2001

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Management Company, LLC; Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant, WI	Notice	Feb 15, 2001
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Management Company, LLC; Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendment to Facility Operating License, Proposed No Significant Hazards Consideration Determination, and Opportunity for a Hearing Nuclear Management Co., Inc.	Notice	Feb 15, 2001

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Notice of a Public Meeting on Assessing Future Regulatory Research Needs The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will hold a fourth and final meeting of nuclear experts from the government, the nuclear industry, academia, and the public on February 21, 2001. As a result of the first two meetings, the nuclear experts...	Notice	Feb 15, 2001
Nuclear Regulatory Commission National Materials Program Working Group The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has formed a working group to provide the Commission with regulatory program options for a proposed National Materials Program. The working group is composed of the Organization of Agreement States (OAS),...	Notice	Feb 15, 2001

Operating licenses, amendments; no significant hazards considerations; biweekly notices:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Correction to Biweekly Notice Applications and Amendments to Operating Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Consideration Correction	Notice	Feb 15, 2001

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

Multi-employer plans:

Title	Type	Published
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Interest Assumption for Determining Variable-Rate Premium; Interest Assumptions for Multiemployer Plan Valuations Following Mass Withdrawal This notice informs the public of the interest rates and assumptions to be used under certain Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation regulations. These rates and assumptions are published elsewhere (or are derivable from rates published elsewhere), but...	Notice	Feb 15, 2001

Single-employer plans:

Title	Type	Published
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer Plans; Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Valuing and Paying Benefits The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's regulations on Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer Plans and Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans prescribe interest assumptions for valuing and paying benefits under terminating single-e...	Rule	Feb 15, 2001

Postal Service

Postage meters:

Title	Type	Published
Postal Service Semipostal Stamp Program This proposed rule would create implementation regulations for the Semipostal Authorization Act, which authorizes the Postal Service to issue and sell semipostal postage stamps. Semipostal stamps are intended to raise funds for causes determined by t...	Proposed Rule	Feb 15, 2001

Securities and Exchange Commission

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change by the American Stock Exchange LLC Relating to the Prohibition Against Members Functioning as Market Makers and the Entry of Electronically Generated Orders Into the Exchange's Order Routing System American Stock Exchange LLC	Notice	Feb 15, 2001
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Order Granting Accelerated Approval 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	Feb 15, 2001
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Order Approving Proposed Rule Change and Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of Amendments No. 1 and No. 2 by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Relating to Limit Order Protection for OTC Bulletin Board Securities National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.	Notice	Feb 15, 2001
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Order Approving a Proposed Rule Change by the Pacific Exchange, Inc. Relating to Audit Committee Requirements for Listed Companies Pacific Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Feb 15, 2001
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change by the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc. Relating to the Prohibition Against Off-Floor Members Functioning as Market Makers. Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Feb 15, 2001

State Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Project To Develop a Master's Degree Program in Business Administration for Croatia; Request for Grant Proposals The Office of Global Educational Programs of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs in the Department of State announces an open competition for an assistance award to support the Consortium of Faculties of Economics in Croatia as the Consort...	Notice	Feb 15, 2001
State Department Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Request for Grant Proposals: Freedom Support Act Contemporary Issues Fellowship Program; Notice: Request for Grant Proposals The Office of Academic Exchange Programs of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) announces an open competition for administration of the Freedom Support Act Contemporary Issues Fellowship Program for the academic year 2001-2002. Publi...	Notice	Feb 15, 2001
State Department Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Request for Grant Proposals: Regional Scholar Exchange Program; Notice: Request for Grant Proposals The Office of Academic Exchange Programs of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) announces an open competition for administration of the Regional Scholar Exchange Program for the academic year 2002-2003. Public and private non-profit...	Notice	Feb 15, 2001
State Department Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Request for Grant Proposals: Internet Access and Training Program in the Western NIS The Office of Academic Exchange Programs/European Programs Branch of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) announces an open competition for the Internet Access and Training Program in the Western NIS. Public and private non-profit org...	Notice	Feb 15, 2001

Visas; immigrant and nonimmigrant documentation:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Documentation of Immigrants and Nonimmigrants Under the Immigration and Nationality Act, as Amended-Refusal of Individual Visas This rule adds two additional grounds of ineligibility for a visa for certain nonimmigrants to the listing of those serving as bases for the refusal of nonimmigrant visas by consular officers. It adds one of those to the regulation relating to crewme...	Rule	Feb 15, 2001

Tennessee Valley Authority

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Tennessee Valley Authority Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement: Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Operating License Renewal This notice is provided in accordance with the Council on Environmental Quality's regulations (40 CFR parts 1500-1508) and TVA's procedures for implementing the National Environmental Policy Act. The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) will prepare a su...	Notice	Feb 15, 2001

Transportation Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > RSPA Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA) is requesting to renew its information collection "Reporting of Safety-Related Conditions on Gas, Hazardous Liquid and Carbon Dioxide Pipe...	Notice	Feb 15, 2001
Transportation Department > FAA Notice of Intent To Request From the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) of Six Current Public Collections of Information In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the FAA invites public comment on six currently approved public information collections which will be submitted to OMB for renewal.	Notice	Feb 15, 2001

Airworthiness directives:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A310, and Model A300 B4-600, A300 B4-600R, and A300 F4-600R (Collectively Called A300-600) Series Airplanes This document proposes the supersedure of an existing airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Airbus Model A310 and A300-600 series airplanes. The existing AD requires a detailed visual inspection to detect damage to the terminal lugs on...	Proposed Rule	Feb 15, 2001
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Model 222, 222B, 222U, 230, and 430 Helicopters This document publishes in the Federal Register an amendment adopting Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2001-01-51, which was sent previously to all known U.S. owners and operators of Bell Helicopter Textron Canada (BHTC) Model 222, 222B, 222U, 230, and 4...	Rule	Feb 15, 2001
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. Model 204B Helicopters This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. (BHTI) Model 204B helicopters that requires replacing any main rotor mast assembly (mast), part number (P/ N) 204-011-450-001, within 25 hours time-in-service...	Rule	Feb 15, 2001
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-100 and -200 Series Airplanes This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to all Boeing Model 737-100 and -200 series airplanes. This proposal would require repetitive inspections to find fatigue cracking in the main deck floor bea...	Proposed Rule	Feb 15, 2001
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 727, 737, 757-200, 757-200CB, and 757-300 Series Airplanes This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Boeing Model 727, 737, 757-200, 757-200CB, and 757-300 series airplanes. This proposal would require modification of the latch assembly of the esc...	Proposed Rule	Feb 15, 2001
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes This document proposes the supersedure of an existing airworthiness directive (AD), which applies to all Boeing Model 747 series airplanes. The existing AD currently requires, for certain airplanes, revising the Airplane Flight Manual, and, for all a...	Proposed Rule	Feb 15, 2001
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 747 Series Airplanes Powered By Pratt & Whitney JT9D-3 and -7 Series Engines This document proposes the supersedure of an existing airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Boeing Model 747 series airplanes, that currently requires repetitive inspections and torque checks of the hanger fittings and strut forward bul...	Proposed Rule	Feb 15, 2001
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 707 Series Airplanes This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Boeing Model 707 series airplanes, that requires modification of certain areas of the upper skin of the wing. This amendment is necessary to prevent cracking of the upper...	Rule	Feb 15, 2001
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Gulfstream Model G-V Series Airplanes This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Gulfstream Model G-V series airplanes. This proposal would require repetitively replacing the existing nose wheel steering actuator with a new or...	Proposed Rule	Feb 15, 2001
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Learjet Model 45 Airplanes This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Learjet Model 45 airplanes. This action requires revising the airplane flight manual (AFM) to prohibit flight into known icing conditions; inspecting the anti-ice...	Rule	Feb 15, 2001
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-32 Series Airplanes Modified per Supplemental Type Certificate SA4371NM This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to all McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9- 32 series airplanes modified per Supplemental Type Certificate SA4371NM. This proposal would require an inspection to de...	Proposed Rule	Feb 15, 2001
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon (Beech) Model MU-300, MU-300-10, 400, and 400A Series Airplanes This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to Raytheon (Beech) Model MU-300, MU-300-10, 400, and 400A series airplanes, that requires repetitive inspections of the bleed air supply tube assemblies for discrepancies; and repl...	Rule	Feb 15, 2001
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives This action extends the comment period for an NPRM that was published on January 12, 2001. In that document, the FAA proposed to move several standard provisions currently found in every airworthiness directive into its regulations pertaining to airw...	Rule	Feb 15, 2001

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > NHTSA Announcing the Fourth Quarterly Meeting of the Crash Injury Research and Engineering Network This notice announces the Fourth Quarterly Meeting of members of the Crash Injury Research and Engineering Network. CIREN is a collaborative effort to conduct research on crashes and injuries at nine Level 1 Trauma Centers which are linked by a compu...	Notice	Feb 15, 2001

Passenger facility charges; applications, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Notice of Intent To Rule on Application 01-05-C-00-ABE To Impose and Use Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at the Lehigh Valley International Airport, Allentown, PA The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the application to impose and use revenue from a PFC at the Lehigh Valley International airport under the provisions of the Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the Omn...	Notice	Feb 15, 2001

Treasury Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Submission for OMB review; comment request	Notice	Feb 15, 2001
Treasury Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Submission for OMB review; comment request	Notice	Feb 15, 2001

Income taxes:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Definition of Income for Trust Purposes This document contains proposed regulations revising the definition of income under section 643(b) of the Internal Revenue Code to take into account changes in the definition of trust accounting income under state laws. The proposed regulations also...	Proposed Rule	Feb 15, 2001

Privacy Act:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > BPD Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended; System of Records The Treasury Department, Bureau of the Public Debt, proposes to add a new system of records to its inventory of records systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended. This action is necessary to meet the requirements of the P...	Notice	Feb 15, 2001

Procedure and administration:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Relief for Service in Combat Zone and for Presidentially Declared Disaster; Correction This document contains corrections to final regulations that were published in the Federal Register on December 15, 2000 (65 FR 78409). This document relates to the postponement of certain tax- related deadlines due either to service in a combat zone...	Rule	Feb 15, 2001

Veterans Affairs Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department Proposed Information Collection Activity: Proposed Collection; Comment Request The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal...	Notice	Feb 15, 2001
Veterans Affairs Department Proposed Information Collection Activity: Proposed Collection; Comment Request The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are required to publish notice...	Notice	Feb 15, 2001
Veterans Affairs Department Proposed Information Collection Activity: New Collection The Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal a...	Notice	Feb 15, 2001
Veterans Affairs Department Proposed Information Collection Activity: Proposed Collection; Comment Request The Office of Human Resources Management (OHRM), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Fe...	Notice	Feb 15, 2001
Veterans Affairs Department Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Department of Veterans Affairs, has submitted the collection of information abstracted below t...	Notice	Feb 15, 2001

Federal Register February 15, 2001

Agencies Publishing on February 15, 2001

Agriculture Department

Agency information collection activities:

Loan and purchase programs:

Commerce Department

Antidumping:

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Permits:

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Corporation for National and Community Service

Defense Department

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Civilian health and medical program of uniformed services (CHAMPUS):

Meetings:

Permits for discharges of dredged or fill material into U.S. waters:

Energy Department

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Practice and procedure:

Environmental Protection Agency

Meetings:

Permits for discharges of dredged or fill material into U.S. waters:

Superfund program:

Toxic and hazardous substances control:

Federal Communications Commission

Common carrier services:

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Television broadcasting:

Federal Housing Finance Board

Federal Reserve System

Banks and bank holding companies:

Health and Human Services Department

Meetings:

Interior Department

Endangered and threatened species:

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Meetings:

Permanent program and abandoned mine land reclamation plan submissions:

Realty actions; sales, leases, etc.:

Survey plat filings:

Withdrawal and reservation of lands:

International Trade Commission

Labor Department

Agency information collection activities:

Employee benefit plans; prohibited transaction exemptions:

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Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Agency information collection activities:

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Meetings:

Operating licenses, amendments; no significant hazards considerations; biweekly notices:

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

Multi-employer plans:

Single-employer plans:

Postal Service

Postage meters:

Securities and Exchange Commission

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

State Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Visas; immigrant and nonimmigrant documentation:

Tennessee Valley Authority

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Transportation Department

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Airworthiness directives:

Meetings:

Passenger facility charges; applications, etc.:

Treasury Department

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Income taxes:

Privacy Act:

Procedure and administration:

Veterans Affairs Department

Agency information collection activities:

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