Federal Register May 18, 2001 (Volume 66)

Agencies Publishing on May 18, 2001

Agriculture Department (4)
Commerce Department (6)
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (1)
Defense Department (3)
Education Department (5)
Energy Department (9)
Environmental Protection Agency (8)
Federal Communications Commission (2)
Health and Human Services Department (9)
Housing and Urban Development Department (2)
Interior Department (13)
International Trade Commission (2)
Labor Department (8)
Merit Systems Protection Board (2)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (2)
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National Science Foundation (10)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (1)
Securities and Exchange Commission (6)
Small Business Administration (4)
Social Security Administration (1)
Transportation Department (13)
Treasury Department (3)
Veterans Affairs Department (5)

Agriculture Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > APHIS Notice of Request for Reinstatement of an Expired Information Collection In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request a reinstatement of an expired information collection in support of regulations governing the importati...	Notice	May 18, 2001

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS, Energy Department > FERC County Line-Fourmile Project, McKean and Warren Counties, PA Allegheny National Forest, PA; correction	Correction	May 18, 2001
Interior Department > BLM, Agriculture Department > FS North Rasmussen Ridge Mine, BLM Pocatello Field Office and Caribou-Targhee National Forest, Caribou County, ID Notice is hereby given that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Pocatello Field Office and the Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (USFS), Caribou-Targhee National Forest, will jointly prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to documen...	Notice	May 18, 2001

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > AMS Notice of Meeting of the National Organic Standards Board In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is announcing a forthcoming meeting of the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB).	Notice	May 18, 2001

Commerce Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > USBC 2002 Economic Census Covering Transportation of Commodities 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 the proposed continuing information collection, as re...	Notice	May 18, 2001

Antidumping:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Stainless Steel Bar From India: Final Results of Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review On March 6, 2001, the Department of Commerce published the preliminary results of the new shipper review of the antidumping duty order on stainless steel bar from India. This review covers one manufacturer/exporter, Snowdrop Trading Pvt. Ltd. and sal...	Notice	May 18, 2001
Commerce Department > ITA Antidumping Duty Orders: Stainless Steel Angle From Japan, Korea, and Spain Notice of antidumping duty orders.	Notice	May 18, 2001

Fishery conservation and management:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fishery; Commercial Quota Harvested for Maine and Delaware NMFS announces that the summer flounder commercial quotas available to the States of Maine and Delaware have been harvested. Vessels issued a commercial Federal fisheries permit for the summer flounder fishery may not land summer flounder in Maine an...	Rule	May 18, 2001
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Western Pacific Pelagic Fisheries; Hawaiian Islands; Control Date This document announces that persons who enter the offshore pelagic handline fishery around the Cross Seamount, four NOAA weather buoys, and the "Bigeye Buoy" in the U.S. exclusive economic zone (EEZ) around Hawaii, after February 15, 2001 (control d...	Proposed Rule	May 18, 2001

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Request for Proposals for FY 2001-NOAA Educational Partnership Program With Minority Serving Institutions: Environmental Entrepreneurship Program The Office of Finance and Administration (OFA) in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), United States Department of Commerce, is soliciting proposals for the NOAA Educational Partnership Program with Minority Serving Institution...	Notice	May 18, 2001

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

Title	Type	Published
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled Procurement List: Proposed Additions The Committee is proposing to add to the Procurement List services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.	Notice	May 18, 2001

Defense Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Proposed Collection; Comment Request In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Washington Headquarters Services announces the proposed extension of a public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are...	Notice	May 18, 2001

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USN Public Hearing for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIS/DEIR) for the Disposal and Reuse of Fleet and Industrial Supply Center Naval Fuel Depot (NFD) Point Molate, CA The Department of the Navy (Navy) has prepared and filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) a DEIS/DEIR for disposal and reuse of NFD Point Molate, California. A public hearing will be held for the purpose of receiving oral and writt...	Notice	May 18, 2001

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Defense Intelligence Agency, Science and Technology Advisory Board Closed Panel Meeting Pursuant to the provisions of Subsection (d) of Section 10 Public Law 92-463, as amended by Section 5 of Public Law 94-409, notice is hereby given that a closed meeting of the DIA Science and Technology Advisory Board has been scheduled as follows:	Notice	May 18, 2001

Education Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; Special Education-Training and Information for Parents of Children With Disabilities This notice provides closing dates and other information regarding the transmittal of applications for FY 2001 competitions under one program authorized by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), as amended: Special Education-- Traini...	Notice	May 18, 2001
Education Department Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; Special Education-Technical Assistance and Dissemination To Improve Services and Results for Children With Disabilities Program This notice provides closing dates, a priority, and other information regarding the transmittal of applications for a FY 2001 competition under one program authorized by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), as amended: Special Educ...	Notice	May 18, 2001
Education Department Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; Special Education-Technology and Media Services for Individuals With Disabilities Program This notice provides closing dates and other information regarding the transmittal of applications for two FY 2001 competitions under one program authorized by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), as amended: Special Education--Tec...	Notice	May 18, 2001
Education Department Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities National Program; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2001 Notice inviting applications for new awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2001.	Notice	May 18, 2001
Education Department Office of Elementary and Secondary Education-Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities National Programs The Secretary of Education (the Secretary) announces a final priority and selection criteria for fiscal year (FY) 2001. Under this priority, the Departments of Education (ED), Health and Human Services (HHS), and Justice (DOJ) will fund the implement...	Notice	May 18, 2001

Energy Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Agency Information Collection Under Review By The Office of Management and Budget The Department of Energy (DOE), pursuant to section 3507(g) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, intends to extend for three years, an information collection package with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The Department's Office of Enviro...	Notice	May 18, 2001

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Arkansas Western Gas Company: Notice of Application for Rate Approval Arkansas Western Gas Co.; correction	Correction	May 18, 2001
Energy Department > FERC Florida Power and Light Company; Notice of Filing Florida Power Light Co.; correction	Correction	May 18, 2001
Energy Department > FERC PacifiCorp; Notice of Filing PacifiCorp	Notice	May 18, 2001
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Initiation of Proceeding and Refund Effective Date San Diego Gas Electric Co.; correction	Correction	May 18, 2001
Energy Department > FERC Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company; Notice of Application Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co.	Notice	May 18, 2001

Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Constellation Power Source Generation, Inc., et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings Constellation Power Source Generation, Inc., et al.	Notice	May 18, 2001

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

No documents available.

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Office of Science; Office of Science Financial Assistance Program Notice 01-26: Program for Ecosystem Research (PER) The Office of Biological and Environmental Research (OBER) of the Office of Science (SC), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), hereby announces its interest in receiving applications for research grants in the Program for Ecosystem Research (PER). Applic...	Notice	May 18, 2001

Presidential permit applications:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Notice of Reopening Scoping Period and Schedule for Public Scoping Meetings; Public Service Company of New Mexico DOE announces that it is reopening the scoping period and will hold additional public scoping meetings for the environmental impact statement (DOE/EIS-0307) that is being prepared in connection with an application for a Presidential permit field by P...	Notice	May 18, 2001

Environmental Protection Agency

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; 2001 Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA) and Risk Management Program (RMP) Implementation Status Questionnaire for Tribal Emergency Response Commissions (TERCs) and Their Duly Appointed Local Emergency Planning Committee(s) (LEPCs) In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that the following Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: 2001 Eme...	Notice	May 18, 2001
Environmental Protection Agency Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission of EPA ICR No. 1365.06 to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that the following Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Asbestos...	Notice	May 18, 2001

Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various States; air quality planning purposes; designation of areas:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Clean Air Act Reclassification, San Joaquin Valley Nonattainment Area; Designation of East Kern Nonattainment Area and Extension of Attainment Date; California; Ozone EPA is proposing to change the boundary for the San Joaquin Valley (SJV) serious ozone nonattainment area by separating out the eastern portion of Kern County into its own nonattainment area. We are also proposing to extend the attainment deadline fo...	Proposed Rule	May 18, 2001

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments EPA expressed environmental objections with the narrow range of alternatives, new construction activity in the Uinta NF roadless area, potential air impacts to Arches National Park and the lack of information disclosed on potentially connected action...	Notice	May 18, 2001
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability Weekly receipts	Notice	May 18, 2001

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Allocation of Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Monies The 1996 Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) Amendments established a Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) program and authorized $9.6 billion to be appropriated for the program through fiscal year 2003. Congress directed that allotments for fiscal...	Notice	May 18, 2001

Toxic and hazardous substances control:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and Status Information Section 5 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires any person who intends to manufacture (defined by statute to include import) a new chemical (i.e., a chemical not on the TSCA Inventory) to notify EPA and comply with the statutory provisi...	Notice	May 18, 2001
Environmental Protection Agency Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and Status Information Section 5 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires any person who intends to manufacture (defined by statute to include import) a new chemical (i.e., a chemical not on the TSCA Inventory) to notify EPA and comply with the statutory provisi...	Notice	May 18, 2001

Federal Communications Commission

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested 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 18, 2001

Common carrier services:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Streamlining the Equipment Authorization Process; Implementation of Mutual Recognition Agreements and the GMPCS MOU This document responds to the Petition for Reconsideration filed by Motorola. The petition requested clarification of the Report and Order in this proceeding regarding the handling of confidential information by "Telecommunication Certification Bodie...	Rule	May 18, 2001

Health and Human Services Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > ACF Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Submission for OMB review; comment request	Notice	May 18, 2001

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > IHS Mental Health and Community Safety Initiative for American Indian/Alaska Native Children, Youth, and Families The Indian Health Service (IHS) announces the availability of competitive grants under the Mental Health and Community Safety Initiative for American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) Children, Youth, and Families for fiscal year (FY) 2001. Grants under t...	Notice	May 18, 2001
Health and Human Services Department > ACF Fiscal Year 2001 Discretionary Announcement for a Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning; Availability of Funds and Request for Applications The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) announces the availability of funds for a Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning. This Center will improve the capaci...	Notice	May 18, 2001
Health and Human Services Department > IHS Indians Into Medicine Programs The Indian Health Service (IHS) announces that competitive grant applications are being accepted for the Indians Into Medicine (INMED) Program established by section 114 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act of 1976 (25 U.S.C. 1612), as amended b...	Notice	May 18, 2001

Medical care and examinations:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department Meetings of the Negotiated Rulemaking Committee on Joint Tribal and Federal Self-Governance The Secretary of Health and Human Services has established a Negotiated Rulemaking Committee on Joint Tribal and Federal Self- Governance (Committee) to negotiate and develop a proposed rule implementing the Tribal Self-Governance Amendments of 2000...	Proposed Rule	May 18, 2001

Medicare and Medicaid:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > HCFA Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Hospital Conditions of Participation: Anesthesia Services: Delay of Effective Date To give the Department an opportunity to obtain comment on modifications to the rule entitled Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Hospital Conditions of Participation: Anesthesia Services, the Department is delaying until November 14, 2001 the effective...	Rule	May 18, 2001

Meeetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > HCFA Medicare Program; Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Medicare Coverage Advisory Committee-June 14, 2001 This notice announces a public meeting of the Executive Committee (the Committee) of the Medicare Coverage Advisory Committee (MCAC). The Committee will do the following: <bullet> Act on the February 21, 2001 recommendations of the Medical Devices an...	Notice	May 18, 2001

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control, Special Emphasis Panel (SEP): RFA OH-01-004: Centers for Agricultural Disease and Injury Research, Education and Prevention Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panels	Notice	May 18, 2001

Protection of human subjects:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department Protection of Human Research Subjects: Delay of Effective Date To give the Department an opportunity to obtain comment on three modifications to the rule entitled Protection of Human Subjects, Additional Protections for Pregnant Women and Human Fetuses Involved in Research, and Pertaining to Human In Vitro Ferti...	Rule	May 18, 2001

Housing and Urban Development Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; Compliance Inspection Report and Mortgagee's Assurance of Completion The proposed information collection requirement described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposa...	Notice	May 18, 2001

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Federal Property Suitable as Facilities To Assist the Homeless This Notice identifies unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal property reviewed by HUD for suitability for possible use to assist the homeless.	Notice	May 18, 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.). Permit No. TE-041...	Notice	May 18, 2001

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area Advisory Council; Notice of Intent To Establish and Call for Nominations BLM is publishing this notice under Section 9(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. Pursuant to the Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area and Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness Act of 2000, BLM gives notice that the Secretary of the Interior...	Notice	May 18, 2001

Endangered Species Convention:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Changes in List of Species in Appendices to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES, or "the Convention") regulates international trade in certain animals and plants. Species for which such trade is controlled are listed in Appendices I, II, a...	Rule	May 18, 2001

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Intent To Remove Excess and Stray Wild Horses The Wild, Free Roaming Horse and Burro Act (Pub. L. 92-195) requires that , among other things, horses that exceed the Appropriate Management Levels (AMLs) established for them or stray from designated Herd Management Areas (HMAs) be removed. In orde...	Notice	May 18, 2001

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BOR Bay-Delta Advisory Council's Ecosystem Roundtable Amendments Subcommittee Meeting The Bay-Delta Advisory Council's (BDAC) Ecosystem Roundtable Amendments Subcommittee will meet on May 23, 2001 to discuss proposed contract modifications for several ongoing ecosystem restoration projects. This meeting is open to the public. Interest...	Notice	May 18, 2001
Interior Department > BLM New Mexico Resource Advisory Council Meeting In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), 5 U.S.C. Appendix 1, The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), announces a meeting of the New Mexico Resource...	Notice	May 18, 2001
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Resource Advisory Council Meeting Pursuant to the authorities in the Federal Advisory Committees Act (Pub. L. 92-463) and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (Pub. L. 94-579), the U.S. Bureau of Land Management's Northeast California Resource Advisory Council will meet Thursda...	Notice	May 18, 2001
Interior Department > BLM Resource Advisory Council Meeting, Dillon, MT The Western Montana Resource Advisory Council will convene on May 31, 2001 at 12 Noon at the U.S. Forest Service Sheridan Work Center, 103 North Main, Sheridan, Montana., A field tour of the Garden Creek allotment will begin from there and end at Dil...	Notice	May 18, 2001

Oil and gas leases:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Intent To Hold Oil and Gas Lease Sale 2002; National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A); Notice of Intent to Hold Oil and Gas Lease Sale 2002 in the NPR-A. This Notice of Intent is published as a matter of information to the public.	Notice	May 18, 2001

Realty actions; sales, leases, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Realty Action: Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act Classification, Madison County, MT The following public lands in Madison County, Montana, have been examined and found suitable for classification for conveyance to the State of Montana through the Montana Heritage Commission under the provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes...	Notice	May 18, 2001
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Realty Action; Nevada; Direct Sale of Public Lands in Nye County The following described land near Beatty, Nye County, Nevada, has been examined and found suitable for disposal by direct sale, at the appraised fair market value, to James Key, resident of Beatty, Nevada. The sale is authorized under Section 203 and...	Notice	May 18, 2001

Recreation management restrictions, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM King Range National Conservation Area, California The Arcata Field Office is establishing the following Supplementary Rules for the King Range National Conservation Area as provided for under the recreation regulations of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The supplementary rules on camping limits...	Notice	May 18, 2001

Resource management plans, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Intent To Prepare a Comprehensive Management Plan, Including Possible Resource Management Plan Amendments for the El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail; New Mexico and Texas Pursuant to the National Trails System Act, as amended (Pub. L. 90-543), the National Park Service (NPS) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) are initiating preparation of a Comprehensive Management Plan (CMP) for the El Camino Real de Tierra Aden...	Notice	May 18, 2001

International Trade Commission

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission Summary of Commission Practice Relating to Administrative Protective Orders Since February 1991, the U.S. International Trade Commission ("Commission") has issued an annual report on the status of its practice with respect to violations of its administrative protective orders ("APOs") in investigations under Title VII of the...	Notice	May 18, 2001

Import investigations:

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission Stainless Steel Angle From Japan, Korea, and Spain Various countries	Notice	May 18, 2001

Labor Department

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department Minimum Wages for Federal and Federally Assisted Construction; General Wage Determination Decisions Minimum wages for Federal and federally-assisted construction; general wage determination decisions	Notice	May 18, 2001

Adjustment assistance and NAFTA transitional adjustment assistance:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department Notice of Determination Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and NAFTA Transitional Adjustment Assistance Reptron Manufacturing Service et al.	Notice	May 18, 2001

Adjustment assistance:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > ETA Alabama Structural Beams, a Division of Gulf States Steel, Gadsden, AL; Notice of Negative Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration Alabama Structural Beams	Notice	May 18, 2001
Labor Department > ETA Dresser-Wayne Division (Halliburton) Salisbury, MD; Notice of Negative Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration Dresser-Wayne Division (Halliburton)	Notice	May 18, 2001
Labor Department > ETA Hampton Industries, Kinston, NC; Hampton Industries Distribution Center, Snow Hill, NC; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance Hampton Industries et al.	Notice	May 18, 2001
Labor Department > ETA Investigations Regarding Certifications of Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance Intel Puerto Rico, Ltd., et al.	Notice	May 18, 2001
Labor Department > ETA Philips Electronics North American Corporation, Philips Display Components Company Ottawa, OH; Notice of Negative Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration Philips Electronics North American Corp. et al.	Notice	May 18, 2001
Labor Department > ETA Posies, Inc., Rockport, ME; Posies, Inc., Posies Showroom, Dallas, TX; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance Posies, Inc., et al.	Notice	May 18, 2001

Merit Systems Protection Board

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Merit Systems Protection Board Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) request for a three-year reinstatement of its expired Generic Clearance Request for Voluntary Customer Surve...	Notice	May 18, 2001

Opportunity to file amicus briefs:

Title	Type	Published
Merit Systems Protection Board Opportunity To File Amicus Briefs in Cassandra Augustine v. Department of Veterans Affairs, MSPB Docket Number SF-3443-00-0085-I-1 The Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) petitions for review of the initial decision which found that it violated the appellant's veterans' preference rights. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has intervened in support of DVA's petition for r...	Notice	May 18, 2001

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Advisory Council, Biological and Physical Research Advisory Committee, Meeting In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announces a meeting of the NASA Advisory Council, Biological and Physical Research Advisory Committee.	Notice	May 18, 2001
National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Advisory Council, Space Flight Advisory Committee (SFAC); Meeting In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announces a meeting of the NASA Advisory Council, Space Flight Advisory Committee.	Notice	May 18, 2001

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National Science Foundation

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
National Science Foundation Special Emphasis Panel in Bioengineering and Environmental: Systems; Notice of Meeting Bioengineering and Environmental Systems Special Emphasis Panel	Notice	May 18, 2001
National Science Foundation Special Emphasis Panel in Biological Sciences; Notice of Meeting Biological Sciences Special Emphasis Panel	Notice	May 18, 2001
National Science Foundation Special Emphasis Panel in Civil and Mechanical System; Notice of Meeting Civil and Mechanical Systems Special Emphasis Panel	Notice	May 18, 2001
National Science Foundation Special Emphasis Panel in Engineering Education and Centers; Notice of Meeting Engineering Education and Centers Special Emphasis Panel	Notice	May 18, 2001
National Science Foundation Committee on Equal Opportunity in Science and Engineering; Notice of Meeting Equal Opportunity in Science and Engineering Advisory Committee	Notice	May 18, 2001
National Science Foundation Special Emphasis Panel in Experimental and Integrative Activities; Notice of Meetings Experimental and Integrative Activities Special Emphasis Panel	Notice	May 18, 2001
National Science Foundation Special Emphasis Panel in Human Resource Development; Notice of Meeting Human Resource Development Special Emphasis Panel	Notice	May 18, 2001
National Science Foundation Special Emphasis Panel in Information and Intelligent Systems; Notice of Meeting Information and Intelligent Systems Special Emphasis Panel	Notice	May 18, 2001
National Science Foundation Special Emphasis Panel in Integrative Activities; Notice of Meeting Integrative Activities Special Emphasis Panel	Notice	May 18, 2001
National Science Foundation Special Emphasis Panel in Material Research; Notice of Meeting Materials Research Special Emphasis Panel	Notice	May 18, 2001

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request The NRC is preparing a submittal to OMB for review of continued approval of information collection under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Information pertaining to the requirement to be submitted.	Notice	May 18, 2001

Securities and Exchange Commission

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Filings Under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as Amended (“Act”) Public utility holding company filings	Notice	May 18, 2001

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Roundtable on Portals On May 23, 2001, the Securities and Exchange Commission will host a roundtable to discuss issues related to relationships between Internet websites and financial service providers. Invitees include a cross section of individuals, including representa...	Notice	May 18, 2001

Securities Exchange Act of 1934; general rules and regulations:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Definition of Terms in and Specific Exemptions for Banks, Savings Associations, and Savings Banks Under Sections 3(a)(4) and 3(a)(5) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 The Securities and Exchange Commission is adopting, as interim final rules, new Rules 3a4-2, 3a4-3, 3a4-4, 3a4-5, 3a4-6, 3a5-1, 3b-17, 3b-18, 15a-7, 15a-8, and 15a-9 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act"), and amending Rule 30-3 o...	Rule	May 18, 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 National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Establishing the Fee Schedule for the Nasdaq ReSourceSM Service National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.	Notice	May 18, 2001
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change by the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. To Increase the Fee for Administering the Compliance Official Qualification Examination (“Series 14”) New York Stock Exchange, Inc.	Notice	May 18, 2001
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change by the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc. Adopting a Monthly Credit of up to $1,000 to Qualified Members for an Aggregate Period of 36 Months Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc.	Notice	May 18, 2001

Small Business Administration

Disaster loan areas:

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration State of Illinois Illinois	Notice	May 18, 2001
Small Business Administration State of Wisconsin Wisconsin	Notice	May 18, 2001

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration New Markets Venture Capital Program; Extension of Application Deadline SBA invites applications for designation as a New Markets Venture Capital ("NMVC") Company and for grant awards available both to participants in the NMVC Program and to Specialized Small Business Investment Companies. SBA extends its deadline for ac...	Notice	May 18, 2001

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration Small Business Innovation Research Program Policy Directive This document proposes revisions to the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Policy Directive. This revised proposed policy directive reflects recently enacted statutory requirements. It is proposed to provide guidance to participating F...	Notice	May 18, 2001

Social Security Administration

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

Title	Type	Published
Social Security Administration Statement of Organization, Functions of Delegations of Authority Deputy Commissioner Office, Systems	Notice	May 18, 2001

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > NHTSA Civil Penalties This document proposed to adjust certain civil penalties authorized for violations of odometer tampering and theft prevention statutes administered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The Federal Civil Monetary Penalty Infl...	Proposed Rule	May 18, 2001

Aeronautical land-use assurance; waivers:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Notice of Intent To Rule on Request To Release Airport Property at the Springfield-Branson Regional Airport, Springfield, MO The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the release of land at the Springfield-Branson Regional Airport under the provisions of Section 125 of the Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment Reform Act for the 21st Century (AIR 21).	Notice	May 18, 2001

Airport noise compatibility program:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Request for Review of Noise Compatibility Program for Hilo International Airport, Hilo, HI The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces that it is reviewing a proposed noise compatibility program that was submitted by the State of Hawaii, Department of Transportation for the Hilo International Airport under the provisions of Title I...	Notice	May 18, 2001

Airworthiness directives:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model DHC-8-100, -200, and -300 Series Airplanes This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Bombardier Model DHC-8-100, -200, and -300 series airplanes, that requires removing certain foam filters from the cabin ducting installation located below the dado panels...	Rule	May 18, 2001
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Co. CF6-80C2 Turbofan Engines This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), that is applicable to General Electric Co. (GE) CF6-80C2 turbofan engines with certain stage 1 high pressure turbine (HPT) rotor disks installed. This amendment requires initial and repetitive...	Rule	May 18, 2001

Aviation proceedings:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department Aviation Proceedings, Agreements Filed During the Week Ending May 4, 2001 Agreements filed; weekly receipts	Notice	May 18, 2001
Transportation Department Notice of Applications for Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier Permits Filed Under Subpart B (formerly Subpart Q) during the Week Ending May 4, 2001 Certificates of public convenience and necessity and foreign air carrier permits; weekly applications	Notice	May 18, 2001

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FHWA Environmental Impact Statement: Shelby, Tipton, Lauderdale, and Dyer Counties, TN The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be prepared for a proposed section of Interstate Highway 69 (I-69) in Shelby, Tipton, Lauderdale, and Dyer Counties, Tennessee beginning at State R...	Notice	May 18, 2001

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FTA Applications for TIFIA Credit Assistance Elsewhere in today's Federal Register the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) published a notice announcing the availability of Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) assistance and inviting applicants to submit applicatio...	Notice	May 18, 2001
Transportation Department > FRA Applications for TIFIA Credit Assistance Elsewhere in today's Federal Register, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) published a notice announcing the availability of Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) assistance and inviting applicants to submit applicati...	Notice	May 18, 2001
Transportation Department > FHWA Applications for TIFIA Credit Assistance The DOT's Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) Joint Program Office (JPO) announces the availability of funds to provide credit assistance in the form of secured (direct) loans, lines of credit, and loan guarantees to publ...	Notice	May 18, 2001

Passenger facility charges; applications, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Notice of Intent To Rule on Application To Impose and Use the Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Lebanon Municipal Airport, Lebanon, NH The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the application to impose and use the revenue from a Passenger Facility Charge at Lebanon Municipal Airport under the provisions of the Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title I...	Notice	May 18, 2001
Transportation Department > FAA Notice of Intent To Rule on Application To Impose and Use the Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Monterey Peninsula Airport, Monterey, CA The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the application to impose and use the revenue from a PFC at Monterey Peninsula Airport under the provisions of the Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the Omnibus Budg...	Notice	May 18, 2001

Treasury Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Revenue Procedure 98-32 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 18, 2001

Excise taxes:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Taxable Fuel Measurement This document contains final regulations relating to the measurement of taxable fuel. The regulations affect certain blenders, enterers, refiners, terminal operators, and throughputters.	Rule	May 18, 2001

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee; Open Meeting In 1998 the IRS established the Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee (ETAAC). The primary purpose of ETAAC is to provide an organized public forum for discussion of electronic tax administration issues in support of the overriding goal th...	Notice	May 18, 2001

Veterans Affairs Department

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department U.S. Flags for Burials of Certain Members of the Selected Reserve This document amends Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) adjudication regulations to reflect changes made by The Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 1999. These changes concern issuance of United States flags for burials...	Rule	May 18, 2001

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department Proposed Information Collection Activity: Proposed Collection; Comment Request The Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal a...	Notice	May 18, 2001
Veterans Affairs Department Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C., 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs, has submitted the collection of information abstracted belo...	Notice	May 18, 2001

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department Voluntary Service National Advisory Committee, Notice of Meeting Voluntary Service National Advisory Committee	Notice	May 18, 2001

Privacy Act:

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records As required by the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a(e), notice is hereby given that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is amending the system of records currently entitled as "Healthcare Eligibility Records--VA" (89VA19) as established in Fede...	Notice	May 18, 2001

Federal Register May 18, 2001

Agencies Publishing on May 18, 2001

Agriculture Department

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Environmental statements; notice of intent:

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Commerce Department

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Antidumping:

Fishery conservation and management:

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

Defense Department

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Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Meetings:

Education Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Energy Department

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Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Presidential permit applications:

Environmental Protection Agency

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Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various States; air quality planning purposes; designation of areas:

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Toxic and hazardous substances control:

Federal Communications Commission

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Common carrier services:

Health and Human Services Department

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Medical care and examinations:

Medicare and Medicaid:

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Protection of human subjects:

Housing and Urban Development Department

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Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Interior Department

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Endangered Species Convention:

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

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Oil and gas leases:

Realty actions; sales, leases, etc.:

Recreation management restrictions, etc.:

Resource management plans, etc.:

International Trade Commission

Import investigations:

Labor Department

Adjustment assistance and NAFTA transitional adjustment assistance:

Adjustment assistance:

Merit Systems Protection Board

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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Securities and Exchange Commission

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Meetings:

Securities Exchange Act of 1934; general rules and regulations:

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Small Business Administration

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Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Social Security Administration

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Transportation Department

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National Science Foundation