July 18, 2001 (Volume 66)

Federal Register July 18, 2001

View all documents issued on July 18, 2001. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

106 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on July 18, 2001

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Electric loans:

Title Type Published
The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) hereby gives notice that comments were received regarding direct final rule, 7 CFR Part 1773, Policy on Audits of RUS Borrowers; Management Letter, and confirms the effective date of the direct final rule. This notic...
Rule Jul 18, 2001
The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) hereby gives notice that no adverse comments were received regarding the direct final rule 7 CFR part 1773, Policy on Audits of RUS Borrowers; Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS), and confirms th...
Rule Jul 18, 2001

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

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Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969; the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR Part 1500); and the Natural Resources Conservation Service Rules (7 CFR Part 650); the Natural Resources Conserva...
Notice Jul 18, 2001
Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969; the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR Part 1500); and the Natural Resources Conservation Service Rules (7 CFR Part 650); the Natural Resources Conserva...
Notice Jul 18, 2001
Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969; the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR Part 1500); and the Natural Resources Conservation Service Rules (7 CFR Part 650); the Natural Resources Conserva...
Notice Jul 18, 2001

Export certification:

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We are amending the export certification regulations to provide specific standards under which non-government facilities may be accredited to perform laboratory seed testing and seed crop field inspection services to serve as the basis for the issuan...
Rule Jul 18, 2001

Hawaiian and territorial quarantine notices:

Title Type Published
We are proposing to amend the Hawaiian fruits and vegetables regulations to provide alternative treatments for rambutan, longan, and litchi moving interstate from Hawaii. This proposed action would facilitate the interstate movement of rambutan, long...
Proposed Rule Jul 18, 2001

Plant-related quarantine, domestic:

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We are amending the pine shoot beetle regulations by adding counties in Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, and West Virginia to the list of quarantined areas. This action is necessary to prevent the spread of p...
Rule Jul 18, 2001

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Agency information collection activities:

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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 18, 2001
Submission for OMB review; comment request
Notice Jul 18, 2001
Submission for OMB review; comment request
Notice Jul 18, 2001
Submission for OMB review; comment request
Notice Jul 18, 2001

Antidumping:

Title Type Published
Notice of amended final results in the antidumping duty administrative review of circular welded non-alloy steel pipe from Mexico.
Notice Jul 18, 2001

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

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The President's Export Council Subcommittee on Export Administration (PECSEA) advises the U.S. Government on matters and issues pertinent to implementation of the provisions of the Export Administration Act and the Export Administration Regulations,...
Notice Jul 18, 2001
Six Technical Advisory Committees (TACs) advise the Department of Commerce on the technical parameters for export controls applicable to dual-use commodities and technology and on the administration of those controls. The TACs are composed of represe...
Notice Jul 18, 2001

Endangered Species Act:

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The Secretary of Commerce announces the receipt of a petition filed by Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF or Petitioner) requesting that the Klamath 2001 Operations Plan (Plan) be exempted from the requirements of section 7(a)(2) of the Endangered Species...
Notice Jul 18, 2001

Fishery conservation and management:

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NMFS announces the final initial quota specifications for the Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) fishery to set BFT quota and General category effort controls for the 2001 fishing year. The final initial quota specifications and General category effort cont...
Rule Jul 18, 2001

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will convene a public meeting of the Mackerel Stock Assessment Panel (MSAP).
Notice Jul 18, 2001
Sensors and Instrumentation Technical Advisory Committee
Notice Jul 18, 2001

Permits:

Title Type Published
NMFS publishes for public review and comment a summary of an application submitted by the Government of the Russian Federation requesting authorization to conduct fishing operations in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in 2001 under provisions o...
Notice Jul 18, 2001

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Jul 18, 2001

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Department of the Navy (Navy) has prepared and filed with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) a Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for Ford Island Development, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Two public hearings wi...
Notice Jul 18, 2001

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given of forthcoming meetings of the Federal Advisory Committee for the End-to- End Review of the U.S. Nuclear Command and Control System (NCCS). The purpose of these meetings is to conduct a comprehens...
Notice Jul 18, 2001

D
Delaware River Basin Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings and hearings
Notice Jul 18, 2001

Education Department logo Education Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
The Leader, Regulatory Information Management Group, Office of the Chief Information Officer, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Notice Jul 18, 2001

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
On April 24, 2001, the Secretary published in the Federal Register (66 FR 20640-20644) a notice inviting applications for new awards and final procedures and requirements for a FY 2001 competition for Early Childhood Educator Professional Development...
Notice Jul 18, 2001

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:

Title Type Published
Xcel Energy Services Inc. et al.
Notice Jul 18, 2001

Electricity export and import authorizations, permits, etc.:

Title Type Published
Idaho Power Company (IPC) and IDACORP Energy L.P. (IELP) jointly applied to transfer the authority to export electric energy from the United States to Canada and to Mexico, pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act, from IPC to IELP.
Notice Jul 18, 2001

Meetings:

Title Type Published
This notice announces a meeting of the Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register.
Notice Jul 18, 2001

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

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

Title Type Published
EPA is proposing to approve revisions to particulate matter (PM) emissions regulations for Cerestar USA, Inc. (Cerestar). Cerestar is located in Lake County, Indiana. The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) submitted the revised reg...
Proposed Rule Jul 18, 2001
EPA is approving revisions to particulate matter (PM) emissions regulations for Cerestar USA, Inc. (Cerestar). Cerestar is located in Lake County, Indiana. The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) submitted the revised regulations on...
Rule Jul 18, 2001

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
This document solicits grant proposals from educational institutions and non-profit organizations to support the Office of Air and Radiation Immediate Office's Environmental Internship Program and explains the process for submitting such a proposal.
Notice Jul 18, 2001

Superfund program:

Title Type Published
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 announces its intent to delete the Western Pacific Railroad Superfund Site (Site) located in Oroville, California, from the National Priorities List (NPL) and requests public comments on this propose...
Proposed Rule Jul 18, 2001

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s), as required by th...
Notice Jul 18, 2001

Radio stations; table of assignments:

Title Type Published
The Commission requests comments on a petition for rule making filed by INDY LICO, licensee of Stations WGRL(FM), Noblesville, Indiana, and WGLD(FM), Indianapolis, Indiana proposing the reallotment of Channel 230A from Noblesville, Indiana, to Fisher...
Proposed Rule Jul 18, 2001
This document grants the petition for rule making filed by Bramah Broadcasting proposing the allotment of Channel 280A to Bordelonville, LA, as the community's first local aural transmission service. See 66 FR 16900 (March 28, 2001). Channel 280A is...
Rule Jul 18, 2001
This document grants a petition for rule making filed by Vox New York, LLC, licensee of Stations WHTR(FM), Corinth, New York, and WFFG-FM, Hudson Falls, New York, proposing the substitution of Channel 229A for Channel 228A at Corinth, New York, the r...
Rule Jul 18, 2001

Television stations; table of assignments:

Title Type Published
The Commission requests comments on a petition for rule making filed by Louisville Communications, LLC ("petitioner"), requesting the reallotment of Television Channel 34 and Digital Television Channel 19 from Campbellsville to Bardstown, Kentucky as...
Proposed Rule Jul 18, 2001

Federal Maritime Commission logo Federal Maritime Commission

Title Type Published
The Federal Maritime Commission ("Commission") published a Final and an Interim Rule in this proceeding as a new Part 514 of Title 46 CFR, covering tariffs and service contracts filed into the Commission's electronic system. The Ocean Shipping Reform...
Rule Jul 18, 2001

Carrier automated tariffs and tariff systems:

Title Type Published
The Federal Maritime Commission ("Commission") published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on May 16, 2000, seeking comments on the reasonableness of tariff access charges. The Commission determined not to promulgate regulations governing tari...
Proposed Rule Jul 18, 2001

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Federal Maritime Commission ("FMC" or "Commission") is issuing this Inquiry to solicit information and comments concerning the impact of the Government Paperwork Elimination Act and the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act on...
Notice Jul 18, 2001

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Jul 18, 2001

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
Notice of program exclusions.
Notice Jul 18, 2001

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
Proposed collection; comment request
Notice Jul 18, 2001
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a collection of information entitled "Specific Requirements on Content and Format of Labeling; Geriatric Use Subsection" has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under th...
Notice Jul 18, 2001
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a collection of information entitled Orphan Drugs has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Notice Jul 18, 2001
Submission for OMB review; comment request
Notice Jul 18, 2001
Submission for OMB review; comment request
Notice Jul 18, 2001
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that the proposed collection of information listed below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Notice Jul 18, 2001

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
African-American and Hispanic men who have sex with men; epidemiologic research
Notice Jul 18, 2001
Botswana; mother to child transmission prevention program, isoniazid preventive therapy program, and information, education, and communication activities
Notice Jul 18, 2001
The Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP) in the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announces that applications are being accepted for grants for Delta State Rural Development Networks (DSRDN). One grant will be awarded in each of the...
Notice Jul 18, 2001
Kenya; mother to child transmission prevention program
Notice Jul 18, 2001
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requesting comments concerning the establishment of program priorities in the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) for fiscal year (FY) 2002. As part of its annual planning, budgeting, and res...
Notice Jul 18, 2001

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Notice.
Notice Jul 18, 2001
Substance Abuse Treatment Center National Advisory Council
Notice Jul 18, 2001

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of guidance for industry entitled "Refusal of Inspection or Access to HACCP Records Pertaining to the Safe and Sanitary Processing of Fish and Fishery Products." This guidance sets...
Notice Jul 18, 2001
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of the draft guidance entitled "Availability of Information Given to Advisory Committee Members in Connection with CDRH Open Public Panel Meetings; Draft Guidance for Industry and...
Notice Jul 18, 2001

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Ports and waterways safety:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard Captain of the Port is establishing a temporary safety zone on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway under the Southeast 17th Street (State Road A1A) highway bridge in Fort Lauderdale, FL. This safety zone will be in effect for one hour...
Rule Jul 18, 2001

Regattas and marine parades:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard is adopting temporary special local regulations for the Sturgeon Bay Venetian Night Parade and Fireworks, an event to be held on the waters of the Sturgeon Bay Canal, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. These special local regulations are necess...
Rule Jul 18, 2001

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title Type Published
This notice advises the public that the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and National Park Service (NPS), in cooperation with the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the Bridger-Teton National Forest (BTNF), are beginning to pr...
Notice Jul 18, 2001

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Immigration:

Title Type Published
This rule is designed to remedy two problems that have arisen in connection with section 141(a) of the Compact of Free Association between the United States of America and the Republic of the Marshall Islands and with the Federated States of Micrones...
Proposed Rule Jul 18, 2001

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or con...
Notice Jul 18, 2001

National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Space shuttle:

Title Type Published
This rule adds regulations concerning Small Self-Contained Payloads (SSCPs). NASA has established four classes of SSCP payloads, and has changed the definitions for Class II and Class III payloads. This rule creates a separate classification, Class I...
Rule Jul 18, 2001

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities logo National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The National Endowment for the Arts is requesting proposals leading to one (1) award of a Cooperative Agreement to compile a Toolbox is intended to assist individual artists in carrying out the business aspects of their careers. Toolbox topics will i...
Notice Jul 18, 2001

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Meetings:

Title Type Published
NRC will host a public meeting in Rockville, Maryland. The meeting will provide an opportunity for discussion on the revised draft Chapter 3 entitled, "Integrated Safety Analysis" of NUREG-1520, Standard Review Plan (SRP) for the Review of a License...
Notice Jul 18, 2001

Rulemaking petitions:

Title Type Published
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or "Commission") is denying a petition for rulemaking (PRM-50-70) submitted by Eric Joseph Epstein. The petitioner requested that NRC amend its financial assurance requirements for decommissioning nuclear power...
Proposed Rule Jul 18, 2001

P
Postal Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Jul 18, 2001

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Investment Company Act of 1940:

Title Type Published
Notice of application for an order under section 12(d)(1)(J) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("Act") for an exemption from sections 12(D)(1)(A) and (B) of the Act, under sections 6(c) and 17(b) of the Act for an exemption from section 17(a) of the Act, and under section 17(d) of the Act and rule 17d-1 under the Act to permit certain joint transactions.
Notice Jul 18, 2001
Notice of an application for an order under sections 6(c) and 17(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("Act") for an exemption from section 17(a) of the Act, under section 6(c) for an exemption from sections 12(d)(3) and 17(e) of the Act and rule 17e-1 under the Act, and under section 10(f) of the Act for an exemption from section 10(f).
Notice Jul 18, 2001

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Title Type Published
American Stock Exchange LLC
Notice Jul 18, 2001
International Securities Exchange LLC
Notice Jul 18, 2001
National Securities Clearing Corp.
Notice Jul 18, 2001
New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
Notice Jul 18, 2001
Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc.
Notice Jul 18, 2001
Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc.
Notice Jul 18, 2001

Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Small Business Administration's intentions to request approval on a new, and/or currently approved information collection.
Notice Jul 18, 2001
Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), agencies are required to submit proposed reporting and recordkeeping requirements to OMB for review and approval, and to publish a notice in the Federal Register notifying th...
Notice Jul 18, 2001

Disaster loan areas:

Title Type Published
Louisiana
Notice Jul 18, 2001
Minnesota
Notice Jul 18, 2001

State Department logo State Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Office of Anti-Crime Programs (INL/C) is seeking proposals from qualified U.S. Organizations and Institutions with relevant capability and experience to conduct a program in civic education on crime and corruption for a two year period. Current p...
Notice Jul 18, 2001

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the FAA invites public comment on 3 current public information collections which will be submitted to OMB for renewal.
Notice Jul 18, 2001
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended), this notice announces the Department of Transportation's (DOT) intention to request the extension of a previously approved collection.
Notice Jul 18, 2001
The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for emergency review and approval, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comment...
Notice Jul 18, 2001

Air carrier certification and operations:

Title Type Published
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes to update and revise the regulations governing operations by aircraft in fractional ownership programs. This action is undertaken because the FAA has determined that current regulations do not adequa...
Proposed Rule Jul 18, 2001

Airworthiness directives:

Title Type Published
This document proposes to supersede Airworthiness Directive (AD) 98-13-03, which currently requires repetitive inspections of the main landing gear (MLG) hinge fittings, support angles, and attachment bolts on British Aerospace H.P. 137 Mk1, Jetstrea...
Proposed Rule Jul 18, 2001

Airworthiness standards:

Title Type Published
These special conditions are issued for Raytheon Aircraft Company Model Hawker 800XP airplanes modified to incorporate the Collins Proline 21 avionics system. These modified airplanes will have novel and unusual design features when compared to the s...
Rule Jul 18, 2001

Coastwise trade laws; administrative waivers:

Title Type Published
As authorized by Pub. L. 105-383, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circumstances. A request for su...
Notice Jul 18, 2001
As authorized by Pub. L. 105-383, the Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-build requirement of the coastwise laws under certain circumstances. A request for su...
Notice Jul 18, 2001

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title Type Published
The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be prepared for a proposed transportation corridor in Iron County, Utah.
Notice Jul 18, 2001
The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an Environmental Impact Statement will be prepared for a proposed highway project in Scioto County, Ohio.
Notice Jul 18, 2001

Ports and waterways safety:

No documents available.

Regattas and marine parades:

No documents available.

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
The Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) is adopting as final an interim rule that removed the regulation that required a savings association to maintain an average daily balance of liquid assets of at least four percent of its liquidity base, and reta...
Rule Jul 18, 2001

Stock form depository institution conversion to Federal stock association

Title Type Published
This document confirms the effective date of the direct final rule amending the Office of Thrift Supervision's (OTS) regulation on conversions from stock form depository institutions to federal stock savings associations. The final rule clarifies tha...
Rule Jul 18, 2001

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