Federal Register May 15, 2001 (Volume 66)

Agencies Publishing on May 15, 2001

Agriculture Department (3)
Commerce Department (9)
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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (1)
Corporation for National and Community Service (1)
Defense Department (5)
Education Department (2)
Energy Department (14)
Environmental Protection Agency (4)
Farm Credit Administration (1)
Federal Communications Commission (10)
Federal Reserve System (3)
General Services Administration (0)
Health and Human Services Department (23)
Homeland Security Department (4)
Interior Department (7)
Justice Department (3)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (0)
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National Science Foundation (1)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (1)
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (2)
Securities and Exchange Commission (9)
State Department (1)
Tennessee Valley Authority (1)
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Trade Representative, Office of United States (1)
Transportation Department (23)
Treasury Department (5)
United States African Development Foundation (1)

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > AMS Amendment to the Beef Promotion and Research Rules and Regulations This final rule will amend the Beef Promotion and Research Rules and Regulations (Rules and Regulations) issued under the Beef Promotion and Research Act of 1985 (Act), to clarify requirements for documenting cattle sales transactions for which no as...	Rule	May 15, 2001

Cherries (tart) grown in

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > AMS Tart Cherries Grown in the States of Michigan, et al.; Temporary Suspension of a Provision Regarding a Continuance Referendum Under the Tart Cherry Marketing Order This proposed rule requests comments on the temporary suspension of an order provision which requires a continuance referendum to be conducted on the marketing order for tart cherries during March 2002. The proposed suspension would enable the U.S. D...	Proposed Rule	May 15, 2001

Kiwifruit grown in

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > AMS Kiwifruit Grown in California; Removal of Certain Inspection and Pack Requirements This rule invites comments on the removal of certain inspection and pack requirements prescribed under the California kiwifruit marketing order (order). The order regulates the handling of kiwifruit grown in California and is administered locally by...	Proposed Rule	May 15, 2001

Commerce Department

Agency information collection activities:

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

Antidumping:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigations: Spring Table Grapes From Chile and Mexico Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigations.	Notice	May 15, 2001
Commerce Department > ITA Oil Country Tubular Goods From Mexico: Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review On October 2, 2000, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published in the Federal Register (65 FR 58733) a notice announcing the initiation of an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from Mexi...	Notice	May 15, 2001

Fishery conservation and management:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Emergency Interim Rule to Revise Certain Provisions of the American Fisheries Act; Correction This document corrects the emergency interim rule that revised certain provisions of the American Fisheries Act for implementation for the 2001 fishing year, which was published January 22, 2001.	Rule	May 15, 2001
Commerce Department > NOAA Groundfish Fisheries of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area and the Gulf of Alaska NMFS announces its intent to prepare a supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) to modify certain fishery management measures governing the Federally managed groundfish fisheries that are conducted in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Are...	Proposed Rule	May 15, 2001

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Financial Assistance for Research and Development Projects in Chesapeake Bay to Strengthen, Develop and/or Improve the Stock Conditions of the Chesapeake Bay Fisheries A total of up to $1,315,000 in Fiscal Year (FY) 2001 funds is available through the NOAA/NMFS Chesapeake Bay Office to assist institutions of higher education, hospitals, other nonprofits, commercial organizations, foreign governments, organizations...	Notice	May 15, 2001

Marine mammals:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Navy Operations of Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System Low Frequency Active Sonar Under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, on March 19, 2001, NMFS published a proposed rule (66 FR 15375) to authorize the taking of marine mammals incidental to the world-wide deployment of the U.S. Navy's SURTASS LFA sonar. Please refer to this docum...	Proposed Rule	May 15, 2001

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Skate Oversight Committee in May, 2001. Recommendations from the committee will be brought to the full Council for formal consideration and action, if appropri...	Notice	May 15, 2001

Ocean and coastal resource management:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Revisions to Anchoring Prohibitions in the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) proposes to amend the regulations governing the anchoring and mooring of vessels in the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS or Sanctuary). NOAA is proposing this change to c...	Proposed Rule	May 15, 2001

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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

Textile and apparel categories:

Title	Type	Published
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Request for Public Comment on Short Supply Request Under the United States-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA) On May 8, 2001 the Chairman of CITA received a petition on behalf of The Freudenberg Nonwovens Group alleging that microfilament fabric of continuous polyester and nylon filaments with average size of 0.02 to 0.8 decitex, classified in subheading 560...	Notice	May 15, 2001

Corporation for National and Community Service

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

Defense Department

Agency information collection activities:

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

Environmental protection:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USAF Environmental Impact Analysis Process (EIAP); Correction The Department of the Air Force published in the Federal Register of March 28, 2001, a document concerning correcting amendments. This document corrects the inadvertent change to correcting amendment 17.	Rule	May 15, 2001

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

Title	Type	Published
DOD, GSA, NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation; Correction to FAR Case 1999-403, Definitions The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council are issuing corrections to the definition of "Performance--based contracting."	Rule	May 15, 2001

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USA Army Science Board; Notice of Open Meeting Science Board	Notice	May 15, 2001
Defense Department > USA Army Science Board; Notice of Open Meeting Science Board	Notice	May 15, 2001

Education Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Leader, Regulatory Information Management Group, Office of the Chief Information Officer invites comments on the submission for OMB review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.	Notice	May 15, 2001

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Education Department National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity; Notice of Members Institutional Quality and Integrity National Advisory Committee	Notice	May 15, 2001

Energy Department

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation; Notice of Application Columbia Gas Transmission Corp.	Notice	May 15, 2001
Energy Department > FERC Commonwealth Edison Company; Notice of Filing Commonwealth Edison Co.	Notice	May 15, 2001
Energy Department > FERC Idaho Power Company and IDACORP Energy Solutions, LP; Notice of Issuance of Order Idaho Power Co. and IDACORP Energy Solutions, LP	Notice	May 15, 2001

Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Caledonia Generating, L.L.C.; Notice of Issuance of Order Caledonia Generating, L.L.C.	Notice	May 15, 2001
Energy Department > FERC Enron Energy Services, Inc., et al.; Notice of issuance of Order Enron Energy Services, Inc. et al.	Notice	May 15, 2001
Energy Department > FERC Merchant Energy Group of the Americas, Inc., et al. Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings Merchant Energy Group of the Americans, Inc., et al.	Notice	May 15, 2001
Energy Department > FERC NEO California Power LLC; Notice of Issuance of Order NEO California Power LLC	Notice	May 15, 2001
Energy Department > FERC North West Rural Electric Cooperative, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings North West Rural Electric Cooperative, et al.	Notice	May 15, 2001

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Idaho Power Company; Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment Idaho Power Co.	Notice	May 15, 2001
Energy Department > FERC Idaho Power Company; Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment Idaho Power Co.	Notice	May 15, 2001

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > DOE Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee This notice announces an open meeting of the Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee under the Biomass Research and Development Act of 2000. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law No. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that...	Notice	May 15, 2001
Energy Department > DOE Federal Energy Management Advisory Committee This notice announces an open meeting of the Federal Energy Management Advisory Committee (FEMAC). The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that these meetings be announced in the Federal Register to allow for pub...	Notice	May 15, 2001
Energy Department Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Los Alamos This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Los Alamos. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in th...	Notice	May 15, 2001

Powerplant and industrial fuel use; new electric powerplant coal capability:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Certification Notice199; Notice of Filings of Coal Capability of Goldendale Energy, Inc., Channel Energy Center, L.P., Morgan Energy Center, LLC, Decatur Energy Center, LLC, Delta Energy Center, LLC, and Calpine Construction Finance Company, L.P. Goldendale Energy, Inc., Channel Energy Center, L.P., Morgan Energy Center LLC, Decatur Energy Center, LLC, Delta Energy LLC, Calpine Construction Finance Company, L.P., and Ontario Power Generation, Inc. submitted coal capability self-certifications...	Notice	May 15, 2001

Environmental Protection Agency

Air pollution control:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Settlement, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit In accordance with section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as amended ("Act"), 42 U.S.C. 7413(g), notice is hereby given of a proposed consent decree which was lodged with the United States District Court for the Northern District of California by the U...	Notice	May 15, 2001

Air programs:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Revision to Interim Approval Requirements This action amends EPA's regulations governing the interim approval of State and local operating permits programs. This action removes the provisions that allow the Agency to extend expiration dates of interim approvals beyond 2 years from the date t...	Rule	May 15, 2001

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

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Texas; Ozone; Beaumont/Port Arthur Ozone Nonattainment Area The EPA is approving the Texas 1-hour ozone attainment demonstration State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the Beaumont/Port Arthur (BPA) moderate ozone nonattainment area. The attainment demonstration SIP is addressed in the State of Texas submittals...	Rule	May 15, 2001

Water supply:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Withdrawal of Direct Final Rule; Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for the Analysis of Pollutants Under the Clean Water Act; National Primary Drinking Water Regulations and National Secondary Drinking Water Regulations; Methods Update Because EPA received adverse comments, we are withdrawing the direct final rule entitled "Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for the Analysis of Pollutants Under the Clean Water Act; National Primary Drinking Water Regulations and National Secon...	Rule	May 15, 2001

Farm Credit Administration

Farm credit system:

Title	Type	Published
Farm Credit Administration Organization; Funding and Fiscal Affairs, Loan Policies and Operations, and Funding Operations; Stock Issuances; Effective Date The Farm Credit Administration (FCA) published a final rule under parts 611 and 615 on March 28, 2001 (66 FR 16841). In this final rule, we amended our regulations to allow Farm Credit System (System) service corporations to sell stock to non-System...	Rule	May 15, 2001

Federal Communications Commission

Common carrier services:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Implementation of the Local Competition Provisions in the Telecommunications Act of 1996; Intercarrier Compensation for ISP-Bound Traffic In this final rule, the Commission reconsiders the proper treatment of telecommunications traffic delivered to Internet service providers (ISPs) for purposes of inter-carrier compensation. The Commission reaffirms its previous conclusion that traffic...	Rule	May 15, 2001

Flight information services:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Accommodation of Advanced Digital Communications in the 117.975-137 MHz Frequency Band and Implementation of Flight Information Services in the 136-137 MHz Frequency Band This document amends the Commission's rules to (1) permit the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to use five additional channels in the 136-136.475 MHz frequency band; (2) authorize the implementation of Flight Information Services-Broadcast (FIS-...	Rule	May 15, 2001

Radio stations; table of assignments:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; McKinleyville, CA The Commission grants a petition filed by Four Rivers Broadcasting, Inc., requesting the allotment of Channel 236C3 at McKinleyville, California, as the community's first local aural transmission service. See 65 FR 67691 (November 13, 2000). It also...	Rule	May 15, 2001
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; St. Augustine and Neptune Beach, FL This document requests comments on a petition for rule making filed on behalf of Clear Channel Broadcasting Licenses, Inc., licensee of Station WFKS(FM), Channel 250C2, St. Augustine, Florida, requesting the reallotment of Channel 250C2 from St. Augu...	Proposed Rule	May 15, 2001
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Royston and Arcade, GA In response to a proposal filed on behalf of Southern Broadcasting of Athens, Inc., the Commission reallots Channel 279C3 from Royston to Arcade, Georgia, as that community's first local aural transmission service, and modifies the license for Statio...	Rule	May 15, 2001
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Northome, MN This document dismisses a petition for rulemaking filed by PharrNorth Radio requesting the allotment of Channel 291A at Northome, Minnesota. See 66 FR 10266, February 14, 2001. PharrNorth withdrew its interest in an allotment at Northome, Minnesota,...	Proposed Rule	May 15, 2001
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Camdenton and Laurie, MO Camdenton Community Broadcasters proposed the allotment of Channel 265A at Camdenton, Missouri, as the community's first local commercial FM service. See 62 FR 10010, March 5, 1997. In response to a counterproposal filed by Bott Communications, Inc.,...	Rule	May 15, 2001
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; McCook, Alliance, Imperial, NE, Limon, Parker, Aspen, Avon, Westcliffe, CO The Commission, at the request of McCook Radio Group, LLC, allots Channel 271C1 to McCook, NE, as the community's fifth local FM service. At the request of The Meadowlark Group, Inc., the Commission substitutes Channel 276C for Channel 276C1 at Limon...	Rule	May 15, 2001
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Paradise, MI; Lynchburg, TN; and Rincon, TX This document grants two proposals that allot new FM channels to Paradise, Michigan and Lynchburg, Tennessee. It also denies a petition for rule making to allot a new FM channel to Rincon, Texas. Filing windows for Channel 234A at Paradise, Michigan,...	Rule	May 15, 2001
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Plainville, GA; Rosholt, WI; Auburn, AL; Shiner, TX; and Pacific City, OR This document proposes five new allotments to Plainville, Georgia; Rosholt, Wisconsin; Auburn, Alabama; Shiner, Texas; and Pacific City, Oregon. The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by Plainville Communications proposing the allotment...	Proposed Rule	May 15, 2001

Federal Reserve System

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	May 15, 2001

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Agency Information Collection Activities: Announcement of Board Approval Under Delegated Authority and Submission to OMB Reporting and recordkeeping requirements	Notice	May 15, 2001

Banks and bank holding companies:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies Formations, acquisitions, and mergers	Notice	May 15, 2001

General Services Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

No documents available.

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Prospective Grant of Exclusive License: Glycoprotein Hormone Superagonists This is notice, in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c)(1) and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i), that the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services, is contemplating the grant of an exclusive license worldwide to practice the inve...	Notice	May 15, 2001
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Prospective Grant of Exclusive License: “Optical Fiber Probe and Methods for Measuring Optical Properties” This is notice, in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c)(1) and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i), that the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services, is contemplating the grant of an exclusive license to practice the inventions emb...	Notice	May 15, 2001
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Government-Owned Inventions; Availability for Licensing The inventions listed below are owned by agencies of the U.S. Government and are available for licensing in the U.S. in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 to achieve expeditious commercialization of results of federally-funded research and development. Fo...	Notice	May 15, 2001

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > HCFA Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request Proposed collection; comment request	Notice	May 15, 2001
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Enhancing Access and Measuring the Effectiveness of HIV/AIDS Information Methods Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the National Library of Medicine (NLM), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and a...	Notice	May 15, 2001

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > HRSA Special Projects of National Significance; Targeted HIV Outreach and Intervention Model Development; Evaluation and Program Support Center Correction.	Notice	May 15, 2001

Human drugs:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Determination of Regulatory Review Period for Purposes of Patent Extension; Xenical The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has determined the regulatory review period for Xenical and is publishing this notice of that determination as required by law. FDA has made the determination because of the submission of an application to the C...	Notice	May 15, 2001

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > HRSA Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting Maternal and Child Health Research Grants Review Committee	Notice	May 15, 2001
Health and Human Services Department > SAMHSA Center for Substance Abuse Treatment; Notice of Meeting National Advisory Council	Notice	May 15, 2001
Health and Human Services Department > SAMHSA Center for Substance Abuse Prevention; Notice of Meeting National Advisory Council	Notice	May 15, 2001
Health and Human Services Department > SAMHSA Center for Mental Health Services; Notice of Meeting National Advisory Council	Notice	May 15, 2001
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine; Notice of Meeting National Center for Complementary Alternative Medicine	Notice	May 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	May 15, 2001
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; Notice of Closed Meetings National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences	Notice	May 15, 2001
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; Notice of Closed Meetings National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke	Notice	May 15, 2001
Health and Human Services Department > SAMHSA Notice of Meetings SAMHSA Advisory Committees	Notice	May 15, 2001
Health and Human Services Department > SAMHSA Notice of a Meeting SAMHSA National Advisory Council	Notice	May 15, 2001
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meeting Scientific Review Center	Notice	May 15, 2001
Health and Human Services Department National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics: Meeting Vital and Health Statistics National Committee	Notice	May 15, 2001
Health and Human Services Department > SAMHSA Office for Women's Services; Notice of Meeting Women's Services Advisory Council	Notice	May 15, 2001

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Draft Guidance for Industry on Forms for Registration of Producers of Drugs and Listing of Drugs in Commercial Distribution; Availability The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled "Forms for Registration of Producers of Drugs and Listing of Drugs in Commercial Distribution." The draft guidance is intended to assist e...	Notice	May 15, 2001
Health and Human Services Department Reports and Guidance Documents; Availability, etc.: Ethical and Policy Issues in International Research; Clinical Trials in Developing Countries Notice of Publication of the Executive Summary of the report, "Ethical and Policy Issues in International Research: Clinical Trials in Developing Countries", by the National Bioethics Advisory Commission (NBAC)	Notice	May 15, 2001
Health and Human Services Department > FDA International Cooperation on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Veterinary Medicinal Products (VICH); Final Guidance for Industry entitled “Good Clinical Practice” (VICH GL9); Availability The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a final guidance for industry (No. 85) entitled "Good Clinical Practice" (VICH GL9). This guidance document has been developed for veterinary use by the International Cooperatio...	Notice	May 15, 2001

Homeland Security Department

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Floating Production, Storage, and Offloading Units in the Gulf of Mexico The Coast Guard is reopening the period for public comment on Floating Production, Storage, and Offloading Units in the Gulf of Mexico. Letters received to the docket requested more time to collect data and to develop comments.	Proposed Rule	May 15, 2001

Disaster and emergency areas:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Iowa; Major Disaster and Related Determinations This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Iowa (FEMA-1367-DR), dated May 2, 2001, and related determinations.	Notice	May 15, 2001
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Kansas; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the State of Kansas (FEMA-1366-DR), dated April 27, 2001, and related determinations.	Notice	May 15, 2001

Drawbridge operations:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Illinois Waterway, Illinois The Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District is temporarily changing the regulation governing the McDonough Street Bridge, mile 287.3; Jefferson Street Bridge, mile 287.9; Cass Street Bridge, mile 288.1; Jackson Street Bridge, mile 288.4 and the Ruby S...	Rule	May 15, 2001

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Endangered Species Permit Applications The following applicants have applied for a scientific research permit to conduct certain activities with endangered species pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).	Notice	May 15, 2001
Interior Department > FWS Endangered and Threatened Species Permit Applications The following applicants have applied for a scientific research permit to conduct certain activities with endangered species pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531, et seq.).	Notice	May 15, 2001

Endangered and threatened species:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reopening of Comment Period for the Proposal To Designate Critical Habitat for the Wenatchee Mountains Checker-Mallow, and Notice of Availability of the Draft Economic Analysis for Proposed Critical Habitat for the Wenatchee Mountains Checker-Mallow We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce the reopening of the comment period for the proposed designation of critical habitat for the Wenatchee Mountains checker-mallow (Sidalcea oregana var. calva), and the availability of the draft economic...	Proposed Rule	May 15, 2001

National Wildlife Refuge System:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Reopening of Comment Period: Draft Policy on National Wildlife Refuge System: Mission, Goals, and Purposes (Notice); Draft Appropriate Refuge Uses Policy Pursuant to the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997 (Notice); Draft Wildlife-Dependent Recreational Uses Policy Pursuant to the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997 (Notice); and Draft Wilderness Stewardship Policy Pursuant to the Wilderness Act of 1964 (Notice) We are reopening the comment period on the Federal Register notice dated January 16, 2001, that invites the public to comment on the following draft policies: National Wildlife Refuge System: Mission, Goals, and Purposes; Appropriate Refuge Uses Poli...	Notice	May 15, 2001

Realty actions; sales, leases, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Realty Action-Recreation and Public Purpose (R&PP) Act The following described public land in San Juan County, New Mexico has been examined and found suitable for classification for lease/conveyance to Farmington Municipal School under the provisions of the R&PP Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). F...	Notice	May 15, 2001

Resource management plans, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Intent To Prepare a Resource Management Plan Amendment (RMPA) and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for McGregor Range in Otero County, New Mexico Pursuant to Section 102 (2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations (40 CFR 1500-1508), and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) of 1976, the BLM, Las Cruces Field O...	Notice	May 15, 2001

Withdrawal and reservation of lands:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Legal Description for McGregor Range Withdrawal; New Mexico This notice provides official publication of the legal description for the McGregor Range Withdrawal in New Mexico, as required by Section 3012(a)(1) of the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (Public Law 106-65), enacted October 5, 1999. This with...	Notice	May 15, 2001

Justice Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > ATF, Treasury Department Proposed Collection; Comment Request 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	May 15, 2001

Alcohol; viticultural area designations:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > ATF, Treasury Department Long Island Viticultural Area (2000R-219P) This final rule establishes a viticultural area to be known as "Long Island," located in Nassau and Suffolk counties, New York. This action is the result of a petition filed by Richard Olsen-Harbich on behalf of Raphael Winery, the Petrocelli Family,...	Rule	May 15, 2001

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > OJJDP Missing and Exploited Children's Program Proposed Program Plan for Fiscal Year (FY) 2001 The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) is publishing its Missing and Exploited Children's Program Proposed Program Plan for FY 2001 and soliciting public comment on the overall plan and priorities. After analyzing the publi...	Notice	May 15, 2001

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

No documents available.

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National Science Foundation

Title	Type	Published
National Science Foundation Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	May 15, 2001

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission PSEG Nuclear LLC; Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2; Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact PSEG Nuclear LLC	Notice	May 15, 2001

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

Multiemployer 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	May 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	May 15, 2001

Securities and Exchange Commission

Securities:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Registration of National Securities Exchanges Pursuant to Section 6(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Proposed Rule Changes of National Securities Exchanges and Limited Purpose National Securities Associations The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") is proposing new Rule 6a-4 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act") and new registration Form 1-N prescribing the requirements for designated contract markets and derivative tran...	Proposed Rule	May 15, 2001

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 Implementation of “Interim Linkages” American Stock Exchange LLC	Notice	May 15, 2001
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change by the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated Relating to Prohibition Against Members Functioning as Market Makers Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.	Notice	May 15, 2001
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Order Approving Proposed Rule Change and Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval to Amendments No. 3 and No. 4 by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Amending the NASD By-Laws National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.	Notice	May 15, 2001
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.; Order Approving Proposed Rule Change to Establish a New Registration Category: Limited Representative-Private Securities Offerings (Series 82) National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.	Notice	May 15, 2001
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; National Securities Clearing Corporation; Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of a Proposed Rule Change Related to Additional Procedures for Class A Surveillance of Certain Settling Members and to the Collection of Clearing Fund and Other Collateral Deposits from These Settling Members National Securities Clearing Corp.	Notice	May 15, 2001
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; The National Securities Clearing Corporation; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change to Modify and Consolidate Clearing Fund Rules National Securities Clearing Corp.	Notice	May 15, 2001
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of a Proposed Rule Change and Amendment No. 1 Thereto by the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. To Provide for an Allocation Policy for Exchange-Traded Funds Trading on an Unlisted Trading Privileges Basis New York Stock Exchange, Inc.	Notice	May 15, 2001
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing of a Proposed Rule Change by the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc. Codifying Formal Procedures for Members To Submit Proposals To List Option Classes on the Exchange Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc.	Notice	May 15, 2001

State Department

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Shipping Coordinating Committee; Notice of Meeting Shipping Coordinating Committee	Notice	May 15, 2001

Tennessee Valley Authority

Title	Type	Published
Tennessee Valley Authority Sunshine Act Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	May 15, 2001

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Trade Representative, Office of United States

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Trade Representative, Office of United States Notice of Meeting of the Industry Sector Advisory Committee on Services (ISAC-13) The Industry Sector Advisory Committee on Services (ISAC-13) will hold a meeting on May 22, 2001, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. The meeting will be opened to the public from 9 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. and closed to the public from 9:45 a.m. to 12 noon.	Notice	May 15, 2001

Transportation Department

No documents available.

Advisory circulars; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Proposed Advisory Circular 25.869-1X, Electrical System Fire and Smoke Protection This notice announces and requests comment on a proposed advisory circular (AC). The AC provides methods acceptable to the Administrator for showing compliance with revised standards for fire protection of electrical system components, which the FAA...	Notice	May 15, 2001
Transportation Department > FAA Proposed Revisions to Advisory Circular-Flight Test Guide for Certification of Transport Category Airplanes The Federal Aviation Administration requests comments regarding a proposed revision to Advisory Circular (AC) 25-7A, "Flight Test Guide for Certification of Transport Category Airplanes." The proposed revision provides revised guidance concerning pro...	Notice	May 15, 2001

Airworthiness directives:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A319, A320, and A321 Series Airplanes This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Airbus Model A319, A320, and A321 series airplanes. This proposal would require modifications of route segregation between the low voltage wire bu...	Proposed Rule	May 15, 2001
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 757 Series Airplanes This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Boeing Model 757 series airplanes. This proposal would require an inspection to determine the serial numbers of geared rotary actuators (GRA) for...	Proposed Rule	May 15, 2001
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica, S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-135 and -145 Series Airplanes This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain EMBRAER Model EMB-135 and -145 series airplanes. This action requires applying torque to certain tubing fittings of the fire extinguishing systems of various areas...	Rule	May 15, 2001
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company CF34 Series Turbofan Engines This amendment revises an existing airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to General Electric Company CF34 series turbofan engines, that currently requires revisions to the Engine Maintenance Program specified in the manufacturer's Instructions for...	Rule	May 15, 2001
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model 717 Series Airplanes This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain McDonnell Douglas Model 717 series airplanes. This proposal would require repetitive inspections of the rod ends of the spoiler hold-down actuator...	Proposed Rule	May 15, 2001

Airworthiness standards:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airspeed Indicating System Requirements for Transport Category Airplanes The Federal Aviation Administration proposes to amend the airworthiness standards for transport category airplanes concerning the airspeed indicating system. This proposal would add airspeed indication requirements for speeds greater than and less th...	Proposed Rule	May 15, 2001
Transportation Department > FAA Special Conditions: Boeing Model 777-200 Series Airplanes; Overhead Crew Rest Compartment These amended special conditions are issued to The Boeing Company for Model 777-200 series airplanes, modified by Flight Structures, Inc. This airplane has a novel or unusual design feature associated with the installation of a crew rest compartment....	Rule	May 15, 2001
Transportation Department > FAA Design and Installation of Electronic Equipment on Transport Category Airplanes The Federal Aviation Administration proposes to amend the airworthiness standards for transport category airplanes concerning the design and installation of electronic equipment. The proposal would require that such equipment be designed and installe...	Proposed Rule	May 15, 2001
Transportation Department > FAA Electrical Cables The Federal Aviation Administration proposes to amend the airworthiness standards for transport category airplanes concerning electrical cables. This proposal would harmonize part 25 and JAR-25 requirements concerning cable installations and clarify...	Proposed Rule	May 15, 2001
Transportation Department > FAA Fire Protection of Electrical System Components on Transport Category Airplanes The Federal Aviation Administration proposes to amend the airworthiness standards for transport category airplanes concerning the protection of electrical system components. Adopting this proposal would eliminate regulatory differences between the ai...	Proposed Rule	May 15, 2001

Aviation proceedings:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department Aviation Proceedings, Agreements Filed During the Week Ending April 27, 2001 Agreements filed; weekly receipts	Notice	May 15, 2001
Transportation Department Notice of Applications for the Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier Permits Filed Under Subpart B (formerly Subpart Q) During the Week Ending April 27, 2001 Certificates of public convenience and necessity and foreign air carrier permits; weekly applications	Notice	May 15, 2001

Drawbridge operations:

No documents available.

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Notice of Meeting This notice announces the first meeting of the FAA Aircraft Repair and Maintenance Advisory Committee. The purpose of the meeting is to establish the Committee's specific goals and objective pursuant to its congressional mandates and determine the ta...	Notice	May 15, 2001
Transportation Department > FHWA Intelligent Transportation Society of America; Public Meeting The Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS AMERICA) will hold a meeting of its Coordinating Council on Sunday, June 3, 2001. The meeting begins at 1:30 p.m. The letter designations that follow each item mean the following: (I) is an infor...	Notice	May 15, 2001
Transportation Department > NHTSA Safety Performance Standards Program Meeting This notice announces a public meeting at which NHTSA will answer questions from the public and the automobile industry regarding the agency's vehicle regulatory program.	Notice	May 15, 2001
Transportation Department > BTS Advisory Council on Transportation Statistics Pursuant to Section 10(A)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public law 72-363; 5 U.S.C. App.2) notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Advisory Council on Transportation Statistics (ACTS) to be hel...	Notice	May 15, 2001

Motor vehicle defect proceedings; petitions, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > NHTSA Denial of a Petition for a Defect Investigation and for Rulemaking, DP00-005 This notice sets forth the reasons for the denial of a petition submitted to NHTSA under 49 U.S.C. 30162, requesting that the agency investigate an alleged safety-related defect in certain Ford pickup trucks and to begin a rulemaking proceeding. The...	Notice	May 15, 2001

Passenger facility charges; applications, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Notice of Intent To Rule on Application 01-03-C-00-LWS To Impose and Use, the Revenue from a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Lewiston-Nez Perce County Regional Airport, Submitted by the City of Lewiston and Nez Perce County, Lewiston-Nez Perce County Regional Airport, Lewiston, ID The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the application to impose and use PFC revenue at Lewiston-Nez Perce County Regional Airport under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 40117 and part 158 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 1...	Notice	May 15, 2001
Transportation Department > FAA Notice of Intent To Rule on Application To Impose and Use the Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at San Francisco International Airport, San Francisco, CA The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the application to impose and use the revenue from a PFC at San Francisco International Airport under the provisions of the Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the Omn...	Notice	May 15, 2001
Transportation Department > FAA Notice of Intent To Rule on Request To Amend an Approved Application To Impose and Use a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at San Jose International Airport, San Jose, CA The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the request to amend the approved application to impose and use a PFC at San Jose International Airport under the provisions of the Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of...	Notice	May 15, 2001
Transportation Department > FAA Notice of Intent To Rule on Request To Amend an Approved Application To Impose and Use a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at San Jose International Airport, San Jose, CA The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the request to amend the approved application to impose and use a PFC at San Jose International Airport under the provisions of the Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of...	Notice	May 15, 2001

Treasury Department

Agency information collection activities:

No documents available.

Alcohol; viticultural area designations:

No documents available.

Customhouse broker license cancellation, suspension, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > Customs Service Customs Broker License Cancellations S. Stern Custom Brokers, Inc., et al.	Notice	May 15, 2001

Customhouse broker license cancellations, suspension, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > Customs Service Customs Broker License Revocation Escort Forwarding Inc.	Notice	May 15, 2001

Excise taxes:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Failure by Certain Charitable Organizations To Meet Certain Qualification Requirements; Taxes on Excess Benefit Transactions; Hearing This document contains a notice of public hearing on proposed regulations relating to charitable organizations to meet certain qualification requirements and taxes on excess benefit transactions.	Proposed Rule	May 15, 2001

Income taxes:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Capitalization of Interest and Carrying Charges Properly Allocated to Straddles; Hearing Cancellation This document provides notice of cancellation of a public hearing on proposed regulations that clarify the application of the straddle rules to a variety of financial instruments.	Proposed Rule	May 15, 2001

Procedure and administration:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Awards of Attorney's Fees and Other Costs Based Upon Qualified Offers; Hearing Cancellation This document provides notice of cancellation of a public hearing on proposed rulemaking issuing temporary regulations relating to the circumstances in which a party, by reason of having made a qualified offer, will be entitled to an award of court c...	Proposed Rule	May 15, 2001

United States African Development Foundation

Title	Type	Published
United States African Development Foundation Sunshine Act Board of Directors Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	May 15, 2001

Federal Register May 15, 2001

Agencies Publishing on May 15, 2001

Agriculture Department

Cherries (tart) grown in

Kiwifruit grown in

Commerce Department

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Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Marine mammals:

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Ocean and coastal resource management:

C Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

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Corporation for National and Community Service

Defense Department

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Education Department

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Energy Department

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Environmental Protection Agency

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Federal Reserve System

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General Services Administration

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Health and Human Services Department

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Homeland Security Department

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Interior Department

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Justice Department

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Alcohol; viticultural area designations:

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

N National Science Foundation

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

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Securities and Exchange Commission

Securities:

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State Department

Meetings:

Tennessee Valley Authority

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Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

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National Science Foundation

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Trade Representative, Office of United States