July 16, 2001 (Volume 66)

Federal Register July 16, 2001

View all documents issued on July 16, 2001. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

127 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on July 16, 2001

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Title Type Published
We are amending the administrative regulations of the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture to reflect the provisions of the Plant Protection Act and Title V of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 regarding subpoenas. Under the Plant Protec...
Rule Jul 16, 2001
This notice lists the updated quantity trigger levels for products which may be subject to additional import duties under the safeguard provisions of the Uruguay Round Agreement on Agriculture. It also includes the relevant period applicable for trig...
Notice Jul 16, 2001

Administrative regulations:

Title Type Published
The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) proposes to amend the procedures for the submission of policies, plans of insurance, or other rates or premium by insurance companies, or other persons or entities, to the FCIC Board of Directors (Board)...
Proposed Rule Jul 16, 2001

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title Type Published
We are giving notice that the Secretary of Agriculture has reestablished the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Agricultural Biotechnology. The Secretary of Agriculture has determined that the Committee is necessary and in the public interest.
Notice Jul 16, 2001

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title Type Published
The Forest Service will prepare an environmental impact statement in conjunction with a proposal to issue a road easement to a private landowner and the reconstruction of an existing classified roadway, the Meadows Road #205, across a portion of an i...
Notice Jul 16, 2001

Meetings:

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., the United States Department of Agriculture announces a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Agricultural Biotechnology (ACAB).
Notice Jul 16, 2001

Tariff-rate quotas:

Title Type Published
This notice requests public comments on the administration of the allocation of the speciality sugar tariff-rate quota (TRQ), which is an administrative breakout of the refined sugar TRQ provided for in Additional U.S. Note 5 (a)(i) of Chapter 17 of...
Notice Jul 16, 2001

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, a...
Notice Jul 16, 2001
The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, a...
Notice Jul 16, 2001
The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, a...
Notice Jul 16, 2001
Submission for OMB review; comment request
Notice Jul 16, 2001
Submission for OMB review; comment request
Notice Jul 16, 2001

Antidumping and countervailing duties:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended ("the Act"), the United States International Trade Commission ("the Commission") determined that revocation of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on certain seamless carbon...
Notice Jul 16, 2001

Antidumping:

Title Type Published
Argentina
Notice Jul 16, 2001
South Africa
Notice Jul 16, 2001
On November 7, 2000, the Department of Commerce ("the Department"), pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752 (c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended ("the Act"), determined that revocation of the antidumping duty orders on certain seamless carbon and al...
Notice Jul 16, 2001

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary (HIHWNMS or Sanctuary) is seeking applicants for the following three vacant alternate member seats on its Sanctuary Advisory Council (Council): Hawaii County, Research, and Whale Watching....
Notice Jul 16, 2001

Countervailing duties:

Title Type Published
On February 21, 2001, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published in the Federal Register its preliminary affirmative determination in the countervailing duty investigation of certain hot-rolled carbon steel flat products from Argentina for...
Notice Jul 16, 2001

Export administration regulations:

Title Type Published
This regulation harmonizes the list of definitions of terms found in the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) with the terms found in the Wassenaar Arrangement list of dual-use items and terms found in the European Union List, as of 1999. Addition...
Rule Jul 16, 2001

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Scientific and Statistical Committee will hold a public meeting.
Notice Jul 16, 2001
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (Council) Summer Flounder Monitoring Committee, Scup Monitoring Committee, Black Sea Bass Monitoring Committee, and Bluefish Monitoring Committee will hold public meetings.
Notice Jul 16, 2001
The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Scallop Oversight Committee in August 2001. Recommendations from the committee will be brought to the full Council for formal consideration and action, if appr...
Notice Jul 16, 2001
A subcommittee of the Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Ad Hoc Groundfish Strategic Plan Implementation Oversight Committee (SPOC) will hold a working meeting to further discuss full retention measures for groundfish in West Coast ground...
Notice Jul 16, 2001

Permits:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given of the following actions regarding permits for lethal and non-lethal takes of endangered and threatened species for the purposes of scientific research and/or enhancement under the Endangered Species Act (ESA): NMFS has issued...
Notice Jul 16, 2001

C
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

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

Title Type Published
On May 11, 2001 the Chairman of CITA received a petition on behalf of Stillwater Sales, Inc./Metcalf Bros. and Company (Stillwater/ Metcalf) alleging that, yarns of 55 percent polyester staple fibers and 45 percent worsted wool, 1, 2, and 3 ply yarns...
Notice Jul 16, 2001

Cotton, wool, and man-made textiles:

Commodity Futures Trading Commission logo Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Global Markets Advisory Committee
Notice Jul 16, 2001

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
This announces the availability of the Yuma Proving Ground FEIS. The FEIS is programmatic in nature and discloses impacts associated with direct, indirect, and cumulative effects of the proposed action under a range of alternatives. New programs requ...
Notice Jul 16, 2001

Education Department logo Education Department

Meetings:

Title Type Published
This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a forthcoming meeting of the National Assessment Governing Board. This notice also describes the functions of the Board. Notice of this meeting is required under section 10(a)(2) of the Feder...
Notice Jul 16, 2001

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title Type Published
Colorado Interstate Gas Co.
Notice Jul 16, 2001
Colorado Interstate Gas Co.
Notice Jul 16, 2001
Columbia Gulf Transmission Co.
Notice Jul 16, 2001
Corn Belt Energy Corp.
Notice Jul 16, 2001
Dominion Transmission, Inc.
Notice Jul 16, 2001
Florida Gas Transmission Co.
Notice Jul 16, 2001
Kinder Morgan Interstate Gas Transmission LLC
Notice Jul 16, 2001
Northern Natural Gas Co.
Notice Jul 16, 2001
Northern Natural Gas Co.
Notice Jul 16, 2001
Northern Natural Gas Co.
Notice Jul 16, 2001
TransColorado Gas Transmission Co.
Notice Jul 16, 2001
TransColorado Gas Transmission Co.
Notice Jul 16, 2001
TransColorado Gas Transmission Co.
Notice Jul 16, 2001
Transwestern Pipeline Co.
Notice Jul 16, 2001

Consumer products; energy conservation program:

Title Type Published
On January 22, 2001, the Department of Energy published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (66 FR 6768) to revise the test procedures for central air conditioners and heat pumps. The notice announced that the closing date for receiving public comments w...
Proposed Rule Jul 16, 2001

Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
Hancock Hydro Inc.
Notice Jul 16, 2001

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Air pollutants, hazardous; national emission standards:

Title Type Published
The EPA is taking final action to amend certain portions of the national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) for Group I Polymers and Resins; and the NESHAP for Group IV Polymers and Resins, which were promulgated in September 19...
Rule Jul 16, 2001

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

Title Type Published
EPA is approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Alabama on March 12, 2001. This revision was submitted to satisfy EPA's regulation entitled, "Finding of Significant Contribution and Rulemaking for Certain States...
Rule Jul 16, 2001
On December 16, 1999, EPA proposed approval of the attainment demonstration plans for the Baltimore and Philadelphia-Wilmington- Trenton severe ozone nonattainment areas. Among other things, EPA proposed approval of these SIPs only if Maryland submit...
Proposed Rule Jul 16, 2001
This action proposes to approve a revision to the Texas State Implementation Plan (SIP) that contains the transportation control measures (TCM) rule. The requirements in the State TCM rule address the roles and responsibilities of the Metropolitan Pl...
Proposed Rule Jul 16, 2001
The EPA is taking direct final action to approve revisions to the Texas State Implementation Plan (SIP). This rulemaking covers four separate actions approving revisions to the Texas Rules for Control of Air Pollution from Volatile Organic Compounds...
Rule Jul 16, 2001
This action approves a revision to the Texas State Implementation Plan (SIP) that contains the transportation control measures (TCM) rule. The requirements in the State TCM rule address the roles and responsibilities of the Metropolitan Planning Orga...
Rule Jul 16, 2001
The EPA is proposing to take direct final action to approve revisions to the Texas State Implementation Plan (SIP). This rulemaking covers four separate actions approving revisions to the Texas Rules for Control of Air Pollution from Volatile Organic...
Proposed Rule Jul 16, 2001

Superfund program:

Title Type Published
The EPA proposes to delete the Kentucky Red Penn Landfill Site (site) from the NPL and requests public comment on this action. The NPL constitutes appendix B to Part 300 of the National and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP), which...
Proposed Rule Jul 16, 2001
EPA Region 4 announces the deletion of the Kentucky Red Penn Landfill Site (site) from the NPL and requests public comment on this action. The NPL constitutes appendix B to Part 300 of the National and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan...
Rule Jul 16, 2001

Farm Credit Administration logo Farm Credit Administration

Farm Credit System:

Title Type Published
The Farm Credit Administration (FCA or Agency), through the FCA Board (Board), issued a direct final rule with opportunity for comment under part 613 on May 24, 2001 (66 FR 28641) implementing the decision that the United States Court of Appeals for...
Rule Jul 16, 2001

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

Title Type Published
Rulemaking proceedings; petitions filed, granted, denied, etc.
Notice Jul 16, 2001

Common carrier services:

Title Type Published
This document solicits further comment regarding a petition for clarification and/or a declaratory ruling concerning the process by which a Public Safety Answering Point ("PSAP") makes a valid request for Phase II enhanced 911 ("E911") service from a...
Proposed Rule Jul 16, 2001

Radio stations; table of assignments:

Title Type Published
In response to a proposal filed on behalf of Hualapai Broadcasters, Inc., licensee of Station KRCY(FM), Kingman, Arizona, the Commission substitutes Channel 224C for Channel 224C1 at Kingman, reallots Channel 224C to Dolan Springs, Arizona, as that c...
Rule Jul 16, 2001
The Commission, at the request of Legend Communications of Wyoming, L.L.C. (formerly Idaho Broadcasting Consortium, Inc.), substitutes Channel 252C1 for Channel 252C2 at Thermopolis, Wyoming, reallots Channel 252C1 from Thermopolis to Story, Wyoming,...
Rule Jul 16, 2001

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation logo Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Title Type Published
The FDIC is reviewing its regulations regarding the delivery of financial services. The purpose of this review is to identify changes or additions to its regulations that would facilitate the use of new technologies by financial institutions. This Re...
Notice Jul 16, 2001

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Banks and bank holding companies:

Title Type Published
Formations, acquisitions, and mergers
Notice Jul 16, 2001
Formations, acquisitions, and mergers
Notice Jul 16, 2001

Federal Trade Commission logo Federal Trade Commission

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" or "Commission") will hold an initial public conference on August 2, 2001, to examine issues concerning prices of refined petroleum products in the United States. The Commission intends to solicit information and v...
Notice Jul 16, 2001

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
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 Jul 16, 2001
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 Jul 16, 2001

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
Proposed collection; comment request
Notice Jul 16, 2001

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion announces the availability of fiscal year (FY) 2001 funds for a competitive cooperative agreement with one or more organizations to manage and support one or more two-year pilots of the Healthy Pe...
Notice Jul 16, 2001

Meetings:

Title Type Published
National Cancer Institute
Notice Jul 16, 2001
National Eye Institute
Notice Jul 16, 2001
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Notice Jul 16, 2001
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Notice Jul 16, 2001
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Notice Jul 16, 2001
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Notice Jul 16, 2001
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Notice Jul 16, 2001
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
Notice Jul 16, 2001
National Institute of Mental Health
Notice Jul 16, 2001
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Notice Jul 16, 2001
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Notice Jul 16, 2001
Scientific Counselors Board
Notice Jul 16, 2001
Scientific Review Center
Notice Jul 16, 2001
Scientific Review Center
Notice Jul 16, 2001
Scientific Review Center
Notice Jul 16, 2001

National Toxicology Program:

Title Type Published
Methanol Expert Panel report; comment request; and meeting
Notice Jul 16, 2001

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Disaster and emergency areas:

Title Type Published
This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Minnesota, (FEMA-1370-DR), dated May 16, 2001, and related determinations.
Notice Jul 16, 2001
This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Oklahoma (FEMA-1384-DR), dated June 29, 2001, and related determinations.
Notice Jul 16, 2001
This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Wisconsin, (FEMA-1369-DR), dated May 11, 2001, and related determinations.
Notice Jul 16, 2001

Flood insurance; communities eligible for sale:

Title Type Published
This rule identifies communities, where the sale of flood insurance has been authorized under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), that are suspended on the effective dates listed within this rule because of noncompliance with the floodplain...
Rule Jul 16, 2001

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Subcommittee of the Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee (CTAC) on Prevention Through People (PTP) will meet to discuss the progress and development of its risk guide for the chemical transportation industry. This meeting will be open to th...
Notice Jul 16, 2001

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

Title Type Published
This Notice re-opens the comment period inviting interested parties to comment on regulatory, contracting and other programmatic obstacles to the participation of faith-based and other community organizations in HUD's grant funding programs.
Notice Jul 16, 2001

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
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 Jul 16, 2001

Public and Indian housing:

Title Type Published
HUD announces its intent to establish a negotiated rulemaking committee for the purpose of negotiating a proposed rule that would revise the allocation formula used under the Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) Program. The establishment of the committ...
Proposed Rule Jul 16, 2001

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Title Type Published
The Department of the Interior (DOI or Agency) proposes to revise its regulations implementing the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552. The FOIA regulations have been completely rewritten in plain language, question and answer format. The...
Proposed Rule Jul 16, 2001

Survey plat filings:

Title Type Published
Michigan
Notice Jul 16, 2001

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Senior Executive Service:

Title Type Published
Appointment of individuals to serve as members of performance review board.
Notice Jul 16, 2001

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...
Notice Jul 16, 2001

Competitive impact statements and proposed consent judgments:

National cooperative research notifications:

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Investment Company Act of 1940:

Title Type Published
Summary of Application: The order would permit certain registered open-end investment companies to use their cash reserves that have not been invested in portfolio securities ("Uninvested Cash") to purchase shares of certain money market funds ("Mone...
Notice Jul 16, 2001

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Social Security Administration logo Social Security Administration

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
Submission for OMB review; comment request
Notice Jul 16, 2001

State Department logo State Department

Meetings:

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

Title Type Published
DOT, STB
The Board, under 49 U.S.C. 10502, exempts the trackage rights described in STB Finance Docket No. 34058 \1\ to permit the trackage rights to expire, as they relate to the operations extending from Pasco, WA, to Spokane, WA, on September 4, 2001. ----...
Notice Jul 16, 2001

Tennessee Valley Authority logo Tennessee Valley Authority

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Jul 16, 2001

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
This amendment establishes Class E airspace at Clinton, AR. The development of two area navigation (RNAV) global positioning system (GPS) standard instrument approach procedures (SIAP's), to Holley Mountain Airpark, Clinton, AR, has made this rule ne...
Rule Jul 16, 2001

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval. The Federal Register Notice wit...
Notice Jul 16, 2001

Hazardous materials transportation:

Title Type Published
Federal hazardous material transportation law preempts Missouri's prohibition against the recontainerization of hazardous wastes at a transfer station, in 10 CSR 25-6.263(2)(A).10.H, because that prohibition is not substantively the same as provision...
Notice Jul 16, 2001

Meetings:

Title Type Published
This notice announces a public meeting of the Federal Aviation Administration's Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee to discuss Aircraft Certification Procedures issues.
Notice Jul 16, 2001

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

No documents available.

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...
Notice Jul 16, 2001
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 Jul 16, 2001
The OCC, 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 a continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduct...
Notice Jul 16, 2001

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
This document contains a notice that the IRS has made available the grant application package (Publication 3319) for parties interested in applying for a Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic Grant for the 2002 grant cycle. The IRS will award a total of up to $...
Notice Jul 16, 2001

Veterans Affairs Department logo Veterans Affairs Department

Medical benefits:

Title Type Published
This document proposes to amend VA's medical regulations to set forth copayment requirements for medications. This document is necessary to implement provisions of the Veterans Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act.
Proposed Rule Jul 16, 2001

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