March 26, 2001 (Volume 66)

Federal Register March 26, 2001

View all documents issued on March 26, 2001. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

125 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on March 26, 2001

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Agricultural Marketing Service

Stockyards; posting and deposting:

No documents available.

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Agency information collection activities:

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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations at 5 CFR part 1320 (60 FR 44978, August 29, 1995), this notice announces the Economic Research Service's (ERS) intention to...
Notice Mar 26, 2001

Cotton research and promotion order:

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The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is announcing its intention to conduct a review to ascertain whether a referendum is needed to determine whether producers and importers favor continuation of amendments to the Cotton Research and Promotion Or...
Notice Mar 26, 2001

Stockyards; posting and deposting:

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Dinuba Sales Yard, CA, et al.
Notice Mar 26, 2001

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Antidumping:

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Notice of Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of New Shipper Antidumping Review.
Notice Mar 26, 2001
India
Notice Mar 26, 2001
On January 10, 2001, the Department of Commerce published the preliminary results of administrative review of the antidumping duty order on electrolytic manganese dioxide from Japan. The review covers one producer/exporter, Tosoh Corporation, during...
Notice Mar 26, 2001

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

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Wisconsin-Madison et al.
Notice Mar 26, 2001

Export privileges, actions affecting:

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Optical Associates, Inc.
Notice Mar 26, 2001

Fishery conservation and management:

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NMFS is opening directed fishing for pollock in the West Yakutat District in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to fully use the 2001 total allowable catch (TAC) of pollock.
Rule Mar 26, 2001
NMFS issues an inseason adjustment opening the B fishing season for pollock in Statistical Area 610 of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) for 12 hours effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), March 21, 2001, until 2400 hrs, A.l.t., March 21, 2001. This...
Rule Mar 26, 2001
This document corrects the effective date of the closure for directed pollock fishing in the West Yakutat District of the Gulf of Alaska, which was published in the Federal Register on March 19, 2001.
Rule Mar 26, 2001

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

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The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) [pursuant to section 18 of Public law 106-513 (S. 1482)] is announcing a Call for Applications for the Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program. The program is administered through the National Oceanic and Atmospheri...
Notice Mar 26, 2001

Meetings:

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The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its advisory committees will hold public meetings.
Notice Mar 26, 2001

Commodity Futures Trading Commission logo Commodity Futures Trading Commission

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Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Mar 26, 2001
Meetings; Sunshine Act
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Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Mar 26, 2001
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Mar 26, 2001

Defense Department logo Defense Department

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

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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 for Fiscal Year 2001. This document is pu...
Rule Mar 26, 2001

Meetings:

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The purpose of this meeting is to elicit the advice of the board on the Naval Service's Postgraduate Education Program. The board examines the effectiveness with which the Naval Postgraduate School is accomplishing its mission. To this end, the board...
Notice Mar 26, 2001

Energy Department logo Energy Department

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Hydroelectric applications
Notice Mar 26, 2001
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Mar 26, 2001

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

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ANR Pipeline Co.
Notice Mar 26, 2001
Alliant Energy Corporate Services, Inc.
Notice Mar 26, 2001
Arizona Public Service Co.
Notice Mar 26, 2001
Carolina Power Light Co. et al.
Notice Mar 26, 2001
Distrigas of Massachusetts LLC
Notice Mar 26, 2001
El Paso Natural Gas Co.
Notice Mar 26, 2001
Elwood Energy II, LLC, et al.
Notice Mar 26, 2001
Great Lakes Gas Transmission L.P.
Notice Mar 26, 2001
Mirant Americas Energy Marketing, L.P., et al.
Notice Mar 26, 2001
New York State Reliability Council
Notice Mar 26, 2001
Northwest Pipeline Corp.
Notice Mar 26, 2001
Panda Gila River, L.P.
Notice Mar 26, 2001
Reliant Energy Gas Transmission Co.
Notice Mar 26, 2001
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co.
Notice Mar 26, 2001
Union Power Partners, L.P.
Notice Mar 26, 2001

Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:

Title Type Published
New York Independent System Operator Inc. et al.
Notice Mar 26, 2001
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. et al.
Notice Mar 26, 2001

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) announce their intent to revise their strategy for completing the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Completion of the West Val...
Notice Mar 26, 2001

Floodplain and wetlands protection; environmental review determinations; availability, etc.:

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The Department of Energy (DOE) hereby provides notice as required by 10 CFR part 1022, to conduct ground water remediation activities within the 100-year floodplain of the San Juan River at the Shiprock New Mexico Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Actio...
Notice Mar 26, 2001

Meetings:

Title Type Published
This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Advisory Board. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register.
Notice Mar 26, 2001
This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Fernald. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Feder...
Notice Mar 26, 2001
This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Oak Ridge. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these meeting be announced in the Fede...
Notice Mar 26, 2001
This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Paducah. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Feder...
Notice Mar 26, 2001

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

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

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The EPA proposes to approve revisions to the Texas State Implementation Plan. This rule making covers four separate actions. We are proposing approval of: A rule requiring that non-road large spark- ignition engines of 25 horsepower (hp) or larger in...
Proposed Rule Mar 26, 2001

Hazardous waste:

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Under the Project XL program, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is supporting a project for the Georgia-Pacific Corporation facility located in Big Island, Virginia. The terms of the project are defined in the "Georgia-Pacific Corporation Big...
Proposed Rule Mar 26, 2001
Under the Project XL program, the EPA is supporting a project for the Georgia-Pacific Corporation facility located in Big Island, Virginia. The terms of the project are defined in the "Georgia-Pacific Corporation Big Island, Virginia Project XL Final...
Rule Mar 26, 2001

Meetings:

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As mandated by the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA), EPA is implementing an Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP). The Agency plans to establish an Endocrine Disruptor M...
Notice Mar 26, 2001

Water programs:

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In 1992, EPA promulgated Federal regulations establishing water quality criteria for toxic pollutants for fourteen States and jurisdictions, including Vermont, the District of Columbia, Kansas and New Jersey. These States have now adopted, and EPA ha...
Proposed Rule Mar 26, 2001

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Special Observances:

Title Type Published
Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A. (Proc. 7417)
Presidential Document Mar 26, 2001

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

Agency information collection activities:

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The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s), as required by th...
Notice Mar 26, 2001
The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection, as required by the P...
Notice Mar 26, 2001

Television broadcasting:

Title Type Published
This document requests information concerning the issue of mandatory dual carriage. Specifically, the document seeks information to determine whether a cable operator will have the channel capacity to carry the digital television signal of a station,...
Proposed Rule Mar 26, 2001
This document resolves a number of technical and legal issues related to the carriage of digital broadcast signals pursuant to retransmission consent and mandatory carriage of commercial and noncommercial educational television stations under the Com...
Rule Mar 26, 2001

Federal Housing Finance Board logo Federal Housing Finance Board

Federal home loan bank system:

Title Type Published
The Federal Housing Finance Board (Board) is publishing the prices charged by the Federal Home Loan Banks (Banks) for processing and settlement of items (negotiable order of withdrawal or NOW), and demand deposit accounting (DDA) and other services o...
Notice Mar 26, 2001

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Banks and bank holding companies:

Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board logo Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board

Thrift Savings Plan:

Title Type Published
The Executive Director of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (Board) proposes to amend the regulations on employee elections to contribute to the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) to provide for employee participation in the Thrift Savings Plan t...
Proposed Rule Mar 26, 2001
The Executive Director of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (Board) proposes to revise the regulations on participants' choices of investment funds. This proposed rule implements a provision of the Thrift Savings Plan Act of 1996 which a...
Proposed Rule Mar 26, 2001

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Agency information collection activities:

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Administration for Children and Families published a Notice in the Federal Register on November 9, 2000, (65 FR 67377) notifying interested parties that a Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment issued by ACF was available for review and comm...
Notice Mar 26, 2001

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Community Services (OCS), announces that competing applications will be accepted for new grants pursuant to the Secretary's discretionary authority under Section 681 of the Community Servi...
Notice Mar 26, 2001
Tremolite asbestos in vermiculite ore, human exposure; site-specific health activities
Notice Mar 26, 2001

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. appendix 2), notice is hereby given of a meeting of the National Human Research Protections Advisory Committee. The meeting will be open to the public, with attenda...
Notice Mar 26, 2001

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to section 102(2)(C) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the National Park Service announces the availability of a Final Environmental Impact Statement and General Management Plan (FEIS/GMP) for Chiricahua National Monument, Arizo...
Notice Mar 26, 2001
Pursuant to section 102(2)(C) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the National Park Service announces the availability of a Final Environmental Impact Statement and General Management Plan (FEIS/GMP) for Fort Bowie National Historic Site,...
Notice Mar 26, 2001

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title Type Published
In compliance with regulations at 40 CFR 1501.7 and 43 CFR 1610.2, notice is hereby given that the BLM, together with the IID, propose to prepare an amendment to the California Desert Conservation Area (CDCA) Plan and to direct the preparation of a j...
Notice Mar 26, 2001
The National Park Service (NPS) will prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) to accompany its Special Resource Study (SRS) for Fort King. The NPS will conduct public scoping meetings in the local area to receive input from interested pa...
Notice Mar 26, 2001
The National Park Service (NPS) will prepare a general management plan (GMP) and an associated environmental impact statement (EIS) for Minuteman Missile National Historic Site, South Dakota, in accordance with section 102(2)(C) of the National Envir...
Notice Mar 26, 2001

Liquor and tobacco sale or distribution ordinance:

Title Type Published
This notice publishes the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians Liquor Control Ordinance. The Ordinance regulates the control of, the possession of, and the sale of liquor on the Paskenta Indian trust lands, and is in conformity with the laws of the State...
Notice Mar 26, 2001
This notice publishes the Pueblo of Sandia Liquor Sales Ordinance. The Ordinance is intended to amend and supplement the Liquor Ordinance which was certified by the Secretary of the Interior and published in the Federal Register on March 13, 1958. Th...
Notice Mar 26, 2001

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Notice.
Notice Mar 26, 2001
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park Advisory Commission
Notice Mar 26, 2001
In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Sierra Front-Northwestern Great Basin Resource Advisory Council...
Notice Mar 26, 2001

Native American human remains and associated funerary objects:

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Realty actions; sales, leases, etc.:

Title Type Published
The private land described in this notice, aggregating 40 acres, is segregated and made unavailable for filings under the general mining laws and the mineral leasing laws to determine its suitability for conveyance of the reserved mineral interest pu...
Notice Mar 26, 2001

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Import investigations:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined not to review the presiding administrative law judge's ("ALJ's") initial determination ("ID") amending the complaint and notice of investigation in the above-captioned...
Notice Mar 26, 2001
The Commission instituted the investigation for the purpose of preparing the report to the President and the Congress required by section 204(a)(2) of the Trade Act of 1974 on the results of its monitoring of developments with respect to the domestic...
Notice Mar 26, 2001

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
Request OMB Emergency Approval; Petition for Alien Fianc(e).
Notice Mar 26, 2001

Alcohol, tobacco, and other excise taxes:

Title Type Published
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) is proposing to amend the regulations governing tobacco products in order to implement several provisions of the Imported Cigarette Compliance Act of 2000 included as part of the Tariff Suspension and...
Proposed Rule Mar 26, 2001

Immigration:

Title Type Published
The Department of Justice (Department) is amending its regulations governing eligibility for adjustment of status under section 245(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (Act) to conform the regulations to existing policy and procedures and to re...
Rule Mar 26, 2001

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The purpose of this notice is to announce a meeting of the Compact Council created by the National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact Act of 1998 (Compact). Thus far, the federal government and nine states are parties to the Compact which governs t...
Notice Mar 26, 2001

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 NASA Advisory Council, Aero-Space Technology Advisory Committee, Aviation Safety Reporting System Subcomm...
Notice Mar 26, 2001
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.
Notice Mar 26, 2001

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National Council on Disability

Meetings:

Title Type Published
This notice sets forth the schedule of the forthcoming meeting/conference call for a working group of NCD's advisory committee--International Watch. Notice of this meeting is required under section 10(a)(1)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (P...
Notice Mar 26, 2001

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Mar 26, 2001

Petitions; Director's decisions:

Production and utilization facilities; domestic licensing:

Title Type Published
This document corrects a final rule appearing in the Federal Register on September 22, 1999 (64 FR 51370), and reflected in the 2000 revision of the Code of Federal Regulations. This action corrects the final rule by specifying the use of a flaw leng...
Rule Mar 26, 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)and 5 CFR 1320.5 (a)(I)(iv), this notice announces that OPM has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget, a request for clearance of a revised information collection. T...
Notice Mar 26, 2001

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Postal Regulatory Commission

Domestic rates, fees, and mail classifications:

Title Type Published
This document addresses a complaint and related motion practice concerning Sunday and holiday mail collections. It established deadlines for certain actions. It also addresses other aspects of the filing.
Notice Mar 26, 2001

Postal Service logo Postal Service

Domestic Mail Manual:

Title Type Published
This notice proposes a change to the standards in the Domestic Mail Manual governing permissible attachments and enclosures with Bound Printed Matter.
Proposed Rule Mar 26, 2001

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Investment Company Act of 1940:

Title Type Published
Notice of an application for an order under sections 6(c), 12(d)(1)(J), and 17(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Act") for exemption from sections 12(d)(1)(A) and (B) and 17(a) of the Act, and under section 17(d) of the Act and rule 17d-1 under the Act to permit certain joint transactions.
Notice Mar 26, 2001

Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

Title Type Published
Administrator; order of succession
Notice Mar 26, 2001

Social Security Administration logo Social Security Administration

Agency information collection activities:

State Department logo State Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
The Department of State is seeking Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the information collection described below. The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for public comment in the Federal Register preceding submission to OMB. T...
Notice Mar 26, 2001

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Public Diplomacy, U.S. Advisory Commission
Notice Mar 26, 2001

Tennessee Valley Authority logo Tennessee Valley Authority

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title Type Published
This notice is provided in accordance with the Council on Environmental Quality's regulations (40 CFR parts 1500 to 1508) and TVA's procedures implementing the National Environmental Policy Act. TVA will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS...
Notice Mar 26, 2001

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Trade Representative, Office of United States

Generalized System of Preferences:

Title Type Published
This notice informs the public that the U.S. Government is considering whether to suspend, in whole or in part, duty-free treatment accorded to imports from Ukraine under the U.S. GSP program on the ground that Ukraine has not taken sufficient steps...
Notice Mar 26, 2001

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as a request for rev...
Notice Mar 26, 2001

Air traffic operating and flight rules, etc.:

Title Type Published
On December 13, 2000, the FAA published a notice of availability and request for comments on modifications to commercial air tour routes in Grand Canyon National Park (GCNP) made final by the April 2000 rulemaking. These modifications were proposed i...
Notice Mar 26, 2001
On April 4, 2000, the FAA published two final rules regarding aircraft flight operations over Grand Canyon National Park (GCNP). The first rule, the Commercial Air Tour Limitations final rule, limiting the number of commercial air tour operations in...
Rule Mar 26, 2001

Airspace:

Title Type Published
This action establishes Prohibited Area 49 (P-49) over the Crawford, TX, residence of the President of the United States. The FAA is taking the action to enhance security in the immediate vicinity of the presidential residence and assist the United S...
Rule Mar 26, 2001

Airworthiness directives:

Title Type Published
This document proposes to supersede Airworthiness Directive (AD) 98-13-02, which currently requires operating limitations on Raytheon Aircraft Company (Raytheon) Beech Models 35, 35R, A35, and B35 airplanes. This proposed AD is the result of Raytheon...
Proposed Rule Mar 26, 2001
This document proposes to revise Airworthiness Directive (AD) 94-20-04, which currently requires ruddervator inspections, modifications, and operating limitations on certain Raytheon Aircraft Company (Raytheon) Beech Models 35, 35R, A35, B35, C35, D3...
Proposed Rule Mar 26, 2001

Aviation proceedings:

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title Type Published
The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the pubic that an environmental impact statement will be prepared for transportation improvements in the State Trunk Highway (STH) 83 corridor between County Trunk Highway (CTH) "NN" at the north limits of th...
Notice Mar 26, 2001

Passenger facility charges; applications, etc.:

Title Type Published
The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the application to impose and use the revenue from a PFC at Melbourne International Airport under the provisions of the Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the Omnibus...
Notice Mar 26, 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 take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...
Notice Mar 26, 2001

Alcohol, tobacco, and other excise taxes:

No documents available.

Meetings:

Title Type Published
An open meeting of the Brooklyn District Citizen Advocacy Panel will be held in Brooklyn, New York.
Notice Mar 26, 2001

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

Title Type Published
Pre-filing Agreements for Large and Mid-Size Business Taxpayers.
Notice Mar 26, 2001

Vessels in foreign and domestic trades:

Title Type Published
This document amends the Customs Regulations regarding the declaration, entry, assessment of duty and processing of petitions for relief from duty for vessels of the United States which undergo foreign shipyard operations. These changes are implement...
Rule Mar 26, 2001

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