May 10, 2001 (Volume 66)

Federal Register May 10, 2001

View all documents issued on May 10, 2001. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

121 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on May 10, 2001

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) implementing regulations, this notice announces the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service's (CSREES) intention to revise and exten...
Notice May 10, 2001

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

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Dry Gulch Irrigation Company (DGIC), holder of special use permits to operate Fox and Crescent reservoir dams in the High Uintas Wilderness on the Ashley National Forest, has requested permission to maintain the dam structures to correct deficiencies...
Notice May 10, 2001

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

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The Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) is announcing the Alaska Native-Serving and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions Education Grants Program for Fiscal Year (FY) 2001. Proposals are hereby requested from eligibl...
Notice May 10, 2001

Meetings:

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We are issuing this notice to inform 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 sp...
Notice May 10, 2001

Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board logo Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board

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This rule amends 40 CFR part 1611 (Testimony by Employees in Legal Proceedings), published at 66 FR 17364 (March 30, 2001). Part 1611 provides the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board's (CSB) policy concerning testimony of CSB employees in...
Rule May 10, 2001

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, a...
Notice May 10, 2001

Permits:

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Notice is hereby given of the following action regarding permits for takes of endangered and threatened species for the purposes of scientific research and/or enhancement. NMFS has received an application from California Department of Fish and Game,...
Notice May 10, 2001
Notice is hereby given of the following actions regarding permits for takes of endangered and threatened species for the purposes of scientific research and/or enhancement under the Endangered Species Act (ESA): NMFS has received an application for a...
Notice May 10, 2001
Notice is hereby given that Mr. Thomas F. Norris, Science Applications International Corp., 3990 Old Town Avenue, Suite 105A, San Diego, California 92110, has been issued a permit to take gray (Eschrichtius robustus), minke (Balaenoptera acutorostrat...
Notice May 10, 2001

C
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

African Growth and Opportunity Act and United States-Carribean Basin Trade Partnership Act:

Title Type Published
On May 4, 2001 the Chairman of CITA received a petition from Stillwater Sales, Inc./Metcalf Bros. and Company alleging that yarns of 55 percent polyester staple fibers and 45 percent worsted wool, 1, 2, and 3 ply yarns, in their natural (undyed) stat...
Notice May 10, 2001

Cotton, wool, and man-made textiles:

Title Type Published
Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs reducing a limit.
Notice May 10, 2001

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Title Type Published
The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Pub. L. 104-164 dated July 21, 1996.
Notice May 10, 2001
The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Pub. L. 104-164 dated July 21, 1996.
Notice May 10, 2001
The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Pub. L. 104-164 dated July 21, 1996.
Notice May 10, 2001

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
This announces the availability of the Fort Sam Houston and Camp Bullis Master Plan Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (DPEIS), which assesses the potential environmental impacts of implementing three master planning alternatives. Alte...
Notice May 10, 2001

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The CCAF Board of Visitors will hold a meeting to review and discuss academic policies and issues relative to the operation of the college. Agenda items include a review of the operations of the CCAF and an update on the activities of the CCAF Policy...
Notice May 10, 2001
The Defense Science Board (DSB) Task Force on Chemical Warfare Defense will meet in closed session on May 31, 2001, and June 1, 2001, at SAIC, Inc., 4001 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22201. The Task Force will assess the possibility of controlling...
Notice May 10, 2001

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

Title Type Published
The Department of the Navy gives notice of its intent to grant to Wickford Technologies, Inc., a revocable, nonassignable, partially exclusive license, with exclusive fields of use in recreational marine electronics, petroleum distribution, process p...
Notice May 10, 2001

Privacy Act:

Title Type Published
The Department of the Army is proposing to consolidate three systems of records under one notice. As a result of the consolidation, two routine uses are being added to the system of records. The routine uses will permit the disclosure of information...
Notice May 10, 2001

Education Department logo Education Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
On April 23, 2001 (66 FR 20440-20442), the Department published a notice inviting applications for new awards for FY 2001. The notice established June 22, 2001 as the deadline for intergovernmental review. The Secretary corrects the deadline the inte...
Notice May 10, 2001

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title Type Published
ANR Pipeline Co.
Notice May 10, 2001
Arkansas Western Gas Co.
Notice May 10, 2001
Colorado Interstate Gas Co.
Notice May 10, 2001
Discovery Gas Transmission LLC
Notice May 10, 2001
Eastern Shore Natural Gas Co.
Notice May 10, 2001
Florida Gas Transmission Co.
Notice May 10, 2001
Georgia Straits Crossing Pipeline L.P.
Notice May 10, 2001
Great Lakes Gas Transmission L.P.
Notice May 10, 2001
Northern Natural Gas Co.
Notice May 10, 2001
Northern Natural Gas Co.
Notice May 10, 2001
PGE Gas Transmission, Northwest Corp.
Notice May 10, 2001
Reliant Energy Gas Transmission Co.
Notice May 10, 2001
Texas Eastern Transmission, LP
Notice May 10, 2001
Texas Eastern Transmission, LP; correction
Notice May 10, 2001
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp.
Notice May 10, 2001

Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:

Practice and procedure:

Title Type Published
Off-the-record communications
Notice May 10, 2001

Whistleblower protection:

Title Type Published
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 (66 FR 7702), DOE temporarily delayed for 60 days...
Rule May 10, 2001

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit the following continuing Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management...
Notice May 10, 2001

Air programs:

Title Type Published
EPA has decided to withdraw our finding of adequacy and find inadequate the motor vehicle emissions budgets in the Metro East St. Louis, Illinois, ozone attainment demonstration State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted on November 15, 1999, and supp...
Notice May 10, 2001

Air programs; approval and promulgation; State plans for designated facilities and pollutants:

Title Type Published
EPA is proposing to approve the New York supplementary submittal for meeting EPA's conditional approval of the New York State Plan for regulating existing Municipal Solid Waste Landfills. The supplemental submittal documents that, except for two land...
Proposed Rule May 10, 2001
EPA is approving the New York supplementary submittal for meeting EPA's conditional approval of the New York State Plan for regulating existing MSW Landfills. The State Plan establishes performance standards for existing Municipal Solid Waste landfil...
Rule May 10, 2001

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

Title Type Published
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a State Implementation Plan revision submitted by New York which is intended to meet several Clean Air Act requirements. Specifically, EPA is approving the 1990 base year ozone emission inventory...
Rule May 10, 2001

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC) and its Small Community Advisory Subcommittee (SCAS) will meet jointly on June 7-8, 2001, in Washington, D.C. The Committee will hear remarks from the EPA Administrator, Governor Christine Todd Whitman,...
Notice May 10, 2001
One component (The Pollution Prevention Project) of the Forum on State and Tribal Toxics Action (FOSTTA) will meet May 17-18, 2001. This notice announces the location, times, and the focus of the meeting. The National Conference of State Legislatures...
Notice May 10, 2001

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

Title Type Published
In accordance with section 122(i)(1) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and liability Act of 1984, as amended ("CERCLA"), notification is hereby given of a proposed administrative agreement concerning the Marina Cliffs/Northwes...
Notice May 10, 2001
Under Section 122(g)(4) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has offered a de minimis settlement at the Petroleum Products Superfund Site (Site) under an Admin...
Notice May 10, 2001

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Special observances:

Title Type Published
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month (Proc. 7434)
Presidential Document May 10, 2001

Farm Credit Administration logo Farm Credit Administration

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the Government in the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b(e)(3)), of the forthcoming regular meeting of the Farm Credit Administration Board (Board).
Notice May 10, 2001

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

Title Type Published
Rulemaking proceedings; petitions filed, granted, denied, etc.
Notice May 10, 2001

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
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 May 10, 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 May 10, 2001
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements
Notice May 10, 2001

Radio broadcasting:

Title Type Published
This document amends our Low Power Radio Service ("LPFM") regulations to implement section 632(a) of the "Making Appropriations for the Government of the District of Columbia for FY 2001" Act (the "Act"). Specifically, the Second Report and Order cod...
Rule May 10, 2001

Federal Election Commission logo Federal Election Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice May 10, 2001

Federal Housing Finance Board logo Federal Housing Finance Board

Title Type Published
The Federal Housing Finance Board (Finance Board) is proposing to amend its regulation governing the operation of the Affordable Housing Program (AHP) to improve the operation and effectiveness of the AHP. The proposed changes include: increasing the...
Proposed Rule May 10, 2001

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
The Federal Reserve proposes to implement the mandatory FR Y-12. The FR Y-12 would collect information from certain domestic bank holding companies on their investments in nonfinancial companies on three schedules: Type of Investments, Type of Security, and Type of Entity within the Banking Organization. Large bank holding companies would report on a quarterly basis, and small bank holding companies would report semi-annually.
Notice May 10, 2001

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
Proposed collection; comment request
Notice May 10, 2001
Proposed collection; comment request
Notice May 10, 2001
Proposed collection; comment request
Notice May 10, 2001
Proposed collection; comment request
Notice May 10, 2001
Proposed collection; comment request
Notice May 10, 2001
Submission for OMB review; comment request
Notice May 10, 2001
Submission for OMB review; comment request
Notice May 10, 2001
Submission for OMB review; comment request
Notice May 10, 2001
Submission for OMB review; comment request
Notice May 10, 2001

Food additive petitions:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the filing notice for a food additive petition filed by the National Food Processors Association (NFPA) on behalf of The Food Irradiation Coalition, to provide for the safe use of ionizing radiation...
Notice May 10, 2001

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Administration on Developmental Disabilities, Administration for Children and Families, announces that applications are being accepted for funding of Fiscal Year 2001 Projects of National Significance. This program announcement consists of five p...
Notice May 10, 2001

Medicare:

Title Type Published
This proposed rule updates the payment rates used under the prospective payment system (PPS) for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), for fiscal year (FY) 2002, as required by statute. Annual updates to the PPS rates are required by section 1888(e) of...
Proposed Rule May 10, 2001

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Technical Review Committee
Notice May 10, 2001

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

Title Type Published
The final rule covering the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) high performance bonuses to States in FY 2002 and beyond was published August 30, 2000 (65 FR 52814). This interim final regulation further implements the child care measure,...
Rule May 10, 2001

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

National Flood Insurance Program:

Title Type Published
Based on recent cost information, we (FEMA) propose to adjust the expense allowance under the Financial Assistance/Subsidy Arrangement between the Federal Insurance Administrator and the private sector insurers that sell and service flood insurance.
Proposed Rule May 10, 2001

Outer Continental Shelf activities:

Title Type Published
We propose to authorize the Minerals Management Service (MMS) to perform inspections, on behalf of the Coast Guard, on fixed facilities engaged in Outer Continental Shelf activities and to enforce Coast Guard regulations applicable to those facilitie...
Proposed Rule May 10, 2001

Regattas and marine parades:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard announces a change to the effective date for the Seattle National Maritime Week Tugboat Race Special Local Regulation (SLR) as per 33 CFR 100.1306(c). This year's event will be held on Saturday, May 12th, 2001, necessitating this effe...
Rule May 10, 2001

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

Title Type Published
In this notice, the Chief of Staff for the Department of Housing and Urban Development designates the Order of Succession for the office of Chief Financial Officer.
Notice May 10, 2001

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Title Type Published
Caroline H. and Thomas W. Paterson (Applicants) have applied to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) for an incidental take permit pursuant to Section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act (Act). The Applicants have been assigned permit n...
Notice May 10, 2001

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
This notice announces that the Information Collection Request for the Housing Assistance Application requires renewal. The proposed information collection requirement, with no appreciable changes, described below will be submitted to the Office of Ma...
Notice May 10, 2001

Permanent program and abandoned mine land reclamation plan submissions:

Title Type Published
The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) is announcing receipt of revisions to a previously proposed amendment to the Arkansas regulatory program (Arkansas program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (S...
Proposed Rule May 10, 2001

Public land orders:

Title Type Published
This order extends Public Land Order No. 6846 for an additional 10-year period. This extension is necessary to continue the protection of the Wild and Scenic River values in the South Platte River. These lands have been and will remain open to minera...
Notice May 10, 2001

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Import investigations:

Title Type Published
The subject five-year reviews were initiated in April 2001 to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty orders on polyvinyl alcohol from China, Japan, and Taiwan would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping and of mater...
Notice May 10, 2001
The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of the final phase of countervailing duty investigations Nos. 701-TA-404-408 (Final) under section 705(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. Sec. 1671d(b)) (the Act) to determine whether an indus...
Notice May 10, 2001

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
The Department of Labor, 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 proposed and/or con...
Notice May 10, 2001

N
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 May 10, 2001

N
Northeast Dairy Compact Commission

Over-order price regulations:

Title Type Published
This document contains corrections to the final regulations (7 CFR Part 1309) published in the Federal Register of Wednesday, May 31, 2000, (65 FR 34580). The regulations related to establishing a Supply Management Refund Program for the regulated ar...
Rule May 10, 2001

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

O
Office of National Drug Control Policy

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
The ONDCP proposes to collect information to test the awareness, attitudes and willingness of adults 18 years and older to participate in community anti-drug coalitions, and seeks public comment on the proposed collection methods.
Notice May 10, 2001

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
Submission for OMB review; comment request
Notice May 10, 2001

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title Type Published
Public utility holding company filings
Notice May 10, 2001

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), agencies are required to submit proposed reporting and recordkeeping requirements to OMB for review and approval, and to publish a notice in the Federal Register notifying th...
Notice May 10, 2001

Social Security Administration logo Social Security Administration

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
Proposed collection and submission for OMB review; comment request
Notice May 10, 2001

State Department logo State Department

Art objects; importation for exhibition:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 [79 Stat. 985, 22 U.S.C. 2459], the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 [112 Stat. 2681 et seq.], Delegatio...
Notice May 10, 2001

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Airworthiness directives:

Title Type Published
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to Airbus Model A330-243, -341, -342, and -343 series airplanes equipped with Rolls Royce Trent 700 series engines. This action requires repetitive inspections of certain com...
Rule May 10, 2001
This amendment supersedes an existing airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Boeing Model 737-200 and -300 series airplanes, that currently requires repetitive inspections to detect cracking in the radii on the support angles on the lowe...
Rule May 10, 2001
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to certain Eagle Aircraft Pty. Ltd. (Eagle) Model 150B airplanes. This AD requires you to inspect the rudder cables for fraying, broken strands, etc. (referred to as damage), and r...
Rule May 10, 2001
This amendment supersedes an existing airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-80 series airplanes and Model MD-88 airplanes, that currently requires a one-time inspection to detect cracking of the main landing...
Rule May 10, 2001

Engineering and traffic operations:

Title Type Published
The FHWA is amending its regulation on project agreements. Section 1305 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) amended 23 U.S.C. 106(a) and combined authorization of work and execution of the project agreement for a Federal-ai...
Rule May 10, 2001

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title Type Published
The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be prepared for the proposed I-69 corridor in the Evansville, Indiana and Henderson, Kentucky area.
Notice May 10, 2001
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is issuing this notice to advise the public of its intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement in cooperation with the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) for the I-77/I-81 Improvement Projec...
Notice May 10, 2001

Motor vehicle safety standards:

Title Type Published
This document contains a list of vehicles recalled by their manufacturers during Calendar Year 2000 (January 1, 2000 through December 31, 2000) to correct a safety-related defect or a noncompliance with an applicable Federal motor vehicle safety stan...
Notice May 10, 2001

Outer Continental Shelf activities:

No documents available.

Practice and procedure:

Title Type Published
The Maritime Administration (MARAD, we, our, or us) is updating our regulations on Audit Appeals; Policy and Procedure. The regulations establish audit appeal procedures for parties who contract with the Maritime Subsidy Board or MARAD. This final ru...
Rule May 10, 2001

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

No documents available.

Regattas and marine parades:

No documents available.

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
This notice announces NHTSA's publication of a Technical Report reviewing and evaluating its existing Safety Standard 202, Head Restraints. The report's title is The Effectiveness of Head Restraints in Light Trucks.
Notice May 10, 2001

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
Submission for OMB review; comment request
Notice May 10, 2001
Submission for OMB review; comment request
Notice May 10, 2001

Income taxes, etc.:

Title Type Published
This document provides notice of cancellation of a public hearing on proposed regulations relating to section 7701 that address the Federal tax classification of a business entity wholly owned by a foreign government and provide that a nonbank entity...
Proposed Rule May 10, 2001

National banks:

Title Type Published
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is publishing its response to a written request for the OCC's opinion of whether Federal law would preempt certain provisions of Ohio law that limit the ability of national banks to engage in the bu...
Notice May 10, 2001

Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA):

Title Type Published
Correction
Correction May 10, 2001

Veterans Affairs Department logo Veterans Affairs Department

Loan guaranty:

Title Type Published
This document withdraws the proposal to amend the loan guaranty regulations that was published in the Federal Register on August 6, 1990 (55 FR 31847). We proposed to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to specify the title documentation requ...
Proposed Rule May 10, 2001

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Prosthetics and Special-Disabilities Programs Advisory Committee
Notice May 10, 2001

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