August 30, 2001 (Volume 66)

Federal Register August 30, 2001

View all documents issued on August 30, 2001. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

104 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on August 30, 2001

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

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We are advising the public that an environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact have been prepared by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service relative to oral rabies vaccination programs in several States. The environmental as...
Notice Aug 30, 2001

Interstate transportation of animals and animal products (quarantine):

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We are adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the brucellosis regulations concerning the interstate movement of cattle by changing the classification of Oklahoma from Class A to Class Free. The interim rule was based o...
Rule Aug 30, 2001

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

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that the rice variety designated "Bolivar" is available for licensing and that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, intends to grant to the Texas A&M University System of College Station, Texas, an...
Notice Aug 30, 2001

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

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We are reopening and extending the comment period for a notice seeking public comments on the draft Scrapie Eradication Uniform Methods and Rules. This action will allow interested persons additional time to prepare and submit comments.
Notice Aug 30, 2001

Arctic Research Commission logo Arctic Research Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings
Notice Aug 30, 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 Aug 30, 2001
Submission for OMB review; comment request
Notice Aug 30, 2001
Submission for OMB review; comment request
Notice Aug 30, 2001
Submission for OMB review; comment request
Notice Aug 30, 2001

Fishery conservation and management:

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On May 11, 2001, NMFS published final regulations implementing Framework 14 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan (FMP). One of the measures implemented in the final rule was the continuation of the Hudson Canyon South and Virginia Beac...
Rule Aug 30, 2001
NMFS is rescinding the trawl closure in the Chiniak Gully Research Area. This action is necessary to allow vessels using trawl gear to participate in directed fishing for groundfish in the Chiniak Gully Research Area after the completion of NMFS rese...
Rule Aug 30, 2001
NMFS announces receipt of an application for an EFP from the California Department of Fish and Game. The EFP application applies to vessels with valid California state delivery permits fishing for chilipepper rockfish with small footrope trawl gear s...
Proposed Rule Aug 30, 2001
This document corrects a section heading and a phrase in amendatory instruction 6 to the Amendment 14 final rule which was published on August 7, 2001. Amendment 14 creates a permit stacking program for limited entry permits with sablefish endorsemen...
Rule Aug 30, 2001
NMFS announces that the summer flounder commercial quota available to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts has been harvested. Vessels issued a commercial Federal fisheries permit for the summer flounder fishery may not land summer flounder in Massachus...
Rule Aug 30, 2001

Meetings:

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The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold meetings of its Snapper Grouper Committee, Habitat Committee, Controlled Access Committee, Scientific and Statistical Selection Committee, Information and Education Committee, Advisory...
Notice Aug 30, 2001

Patent and trademark cases:

Title Type Published
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) proposes to amend its rules to make electronic filing of trademark documents mandatory. Subject to certain exceptions for individuals either without access to the Trademark Electronic Application...
Proposed Rule Aug 30, 2001

Patent cases:

Title Type Published
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) is amending the regulations to include the current statutory provisions that define when national stage commencement occurs in an application filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). The...
Rule Aug 30, 2001

Commission of Fine Arts logo Commission of Fine Arts

Title Type Published
Meetings
Notice Aug 30, 2001

C
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

Cotton, wool, and man-made textiles:

Commodity Futures Trading Commission logo Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Security futures products:

Title Type Published
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") and the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") (collectively "Commissions") are proposing new rules under the Commodity Exchange Act ("CEA") and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act"...
Proposed Rule Aug 30, 2001

Consumer Product Safety Commission logo Consumer Product Safety Commission

Poison prevention packaging:

Title Type Published
This notice announces the Commission's decision to stay enforcement of special packaging requirements for the orphan drug, Lidoderm<Register>. The Commission will stay enforcement under the conditions stated at the end of this notice.
Notice Aug 30, 2001

Corporation for National and Community Service logo Corporation for National and Community Service

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Corporation for National and Community Service published a document in the Federal Register of August 7, 2001, concerning grants to support service opportunities in conjunction with the federal legal holiday honoring the birthday of Martin Luther...
Notice Aug 30, 2001

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

Title Type Published
Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Secretariat has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a curr...
Notice Aug 30, 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 submission for OMB review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Notice Aug 30, 2001
The Leader, Regulatory Information Management Group, Office of the Chief Information Officer invites comments on the submission for OMB review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Notice Aug 30, 2001

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Department of Energy (the Department) provides suggested topics for public consideration regarding the possible recommendation by the Secretary of Energy to the President of the Yucca Mountain Site in Nevada for development as a spent nuclear fue...
Notice Aug 30, 2001

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

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The Division of High Energy Physics of the Office of Science (SC), U.S. Department of Energy, hereby announces its interest in receiving grant applications for support under its Outstanding Junior Investigator (OJI) Program. Applications should be fr...
Notice Aug 30, 2001
The Division of Nuclear Physics of the Office of Science (SC), U.S. Department of Energy, invites grant applications for support under the Outstanding Junior Investigator Program in nuclear physics. The purpose of this program is to support the devel...
Notice Aug 30, 2001
The U.S. Department of Energy, Idaho Operations Office, is seeking applications for cost shared research and development of technologies which will reduce energy consumption, reduce environmental impacts and enhance economic competitiveness of the do...
Notice Aug 30, 2001

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Air pollution control; new motor vehicles and engines:

Title Type Published
The Ethyl Corporation has submitted three petitions to the EPA Administrator to reconsider three separate Agency rulemakings. The first petition is regarding the compliance procedures for new motor vehicles known as "CAP 2000". 64 FR 23,906. The seco...
Rule Aug 30, 2001

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

Title Type Published
EPA is proposing to approve State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the State of Delaware. These revisions establish the three (3) percent per year emission reduction rate-of-progress (ROP) requirement for the period from 1996 through...
Proposed Rule Aug 30, 2001
On November 23, 1999, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) submitted a request to EPA to redesignate the New York portion of the New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island Carbon Monoxide (CO) nonattainment area from no...
Proposed Rule Aug 30, 2001
EPA is proposing to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. This revision submits an analysis and determination that there are no additional reasonably available control measures (RACM) availa...
Proposed Rule Aug 30, 2001

Water programs:

Title Type Published
This proposed regulation would amend the "Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for the Analysis of Pollutants" under section 304(h) of the Clean Water Act (CWA), by adding several analytical test procedures for enumerating the bacteria, Escherichi...
Proposed Rule Aug 30, 2001

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation logo Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
In accordance with requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the FDIC hereby gives notice that it plans to submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for OMB review and approval of the informatio...
Notice Aug 30, 2001

Federal Maritime Commission logo Federal Maritime Commission

Title Type Published
Agreements filed, etc.
Notice Aug 30, 2001

Ocean transportation intermediary licenses:

Title Type Published
AA Shipping LLC et al.
Notice Aug 30, 2001
CTM International, Inc., et al.
Notice Aug 30, 2001
Paramount Transportation Systems, Inc.
Notice Aug 30, 2001

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Banks and bank holding companies:

Extensions of credit by Federal Reserve banks (Regulation A):

Title Type Published
The Board of Governors has amended its Regulation A, Extensions of Credit by Federal Reserve Banks to reflect its approval of a decrease in the basic discount rate at each Federal Reserve Bank. The Board acted on requests submitted by the Boards of D...
Rule Aug 30, 2001

Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board logo Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Aug 30, 2001

General Services Administration logo General Services Administration

Acquisition regulations:

Title Type Published
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) cancelled SF SF 1150A, Transfer of Leave Records for Leave Recipient Covered by the Voluntary Leave Transfer Program since they no longer prescribe any standard data elements when a current leave recipient tra...
Notice Aug 30, 2001

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

No documents available.

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Agency information collection activities:

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Chemical agent sulfur mustard; airborne exposure limits; review and reevaluation
Notice Aug 30, 2001
National Center for Research Resources
Notice Aug 30, 2001
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Notice Aug 30, 2001
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
Notice Aug 30, 2001
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Notice Aug 30, 2001
Public Health Service Activities and Research at DOE Sites Citizens Advisory Committee
Notice Aug 30, 2001
STD and HIV prevention needs of men who have sex with men; regional meetings
Notice Aug 30, 2001
Scientific Counselors Board
Notice Aug 30, 2001

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard is conducting a comprehensive review of current boating safety regulations in three stages. These stages correspond with sequential meetings of the National Boating Safety Advisory Council (NBSAC). This document requests comments for...
Proposed Rule Aug 30, 2001

Ports and waterways safety:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard is establishing individual temporary moving safety zones around the sailing vessels Norfolk Rebel, Cape Rose, Larinda, Highlander Sea, Pride of Baltimore II, for the "Port Huron Parade of Tall Ships" on August 30, 2001. These safety z...
Rule Aug 30, 2001

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
The proposed information collection requirement described below has been 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 propos...
Notice Aug 30, 2001

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Endangered and threatened species:

Title Type Published
On May 22, 2001, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service adopted special regulations governing take of the Preble's meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius preblei). This notice proposes to amend those regulations, which provide exemption from take provisio...
Proposed Rule Aug 30, 2001

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Bureau of Land Management published a document in the Federal Register on Monday, August 6, 2001, concerning Notice of Availability and Protest Period for the Proposed Planning Analysis to acquire land on Meadowood Farm in Fairfax County, Virgini...
Notice Aug 30, 2001

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
Applications are invited for research projects under EDMAP. This program is a component of the National Geologic Mapping Program which is designed to produce information on areas of scientific, social or economic welfare in the United States. Funding...
Notice Aug 30, 2001

Royalty management:

Title Type Published
MMS is updating its solid minerals reporting regulations to implement our reengineered royalty compliance strategy. The new reporting requirements will provide the necessary information to timely verify that mineral revenues due the government are co...
Rule Aug 30, 2001

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Import investigations:

Title Type Published
The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of the final phase of antidumping investigation No. 731-TA-921 (Final) under section 735(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1673d(b)) (the Act) to determine whether an industry in the United S...
Notice Aug 30, 2001

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Privacy Act:

Title Type Published
In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 552a, The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms is publishing its inventory of Privacy Act systems of records.
Notice Aug 30, 2001

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
OSHA solicits comments concerning its request to decrease the total burden-hour estimate for, and to extend OMB approval of, the collection-of-information requirements specified by regulations on "Steel Erection." These regulations contain informatio...
Notice Aug 30, 2001
The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or co...
Notice Aug 30, 2001
The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continu...
Notice Aug 30, 2001
OSHA solicits comments concerning its request to increase the total burden-hour estimate for, and to extend OMB approval of, the collection-of-information requirements specified by the Underground Construction Standard (Sec. 1926.800).\1\ This standa...
Notice Aug 30, 2001

National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Title Type Published
The invention listed below is assigned to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, has been filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and is available for licensing.
Notice Aug 30, 2001
The inventions listed below are assigned to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, have been filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and are available for licensing.
Notice Aug 30, 2001
The inventions listed below are assigned to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, have been filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and are available for licensing on a nonexclusive basis.
Notice Aug 30, 2001
The inventions listed below are assigned to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, have been filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and are available for licensing.
Notice Aug 30, 2001
The inventions listed below are assigned to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, have been filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and are available for licensing.
Notice Aug 30, 2001
The inventions listed below are assigned to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, have been filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and are available for licensing.
Notice Aug 30, 2001

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

No documents available.

National Archives and Records Administration logo National Archives and Records Administration

Title Type Published
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) publishes notice at least once monthly of certain Federal agency requests for records disposition authority (records schedules). Once approved by NARA, records schedules provide mandatory instru...
Notice Aug 30, 2001

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste; independent storage; licensing requirements:

Title Type Published
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to amend its regulations revising the NAC International, Inc., NAC-MPC cask system listing within the "List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks" to include Amendment No. 1 to the Certificate of Co...
Proposed Rule Aug 30, 2001
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its regulations revising the NAC-MPC cask system listing within the "List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks" to include Amendment No. 1 to Certificate of Compliance Number 1025. Amendment No. 1 w...
Rule Aug 30, 2001

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title Type Published
Public utility holding company filings
Notice Aug 30, 2001

Investment Company Act of 1940:

Title Type Published
The requested order would permit certain registered open-end management investment companies to invest uninvested cash and cash collateral in affiliated money market funds. Applicants: The ARK Funds, and each existing and futures registered open-end...
Notice Aug 30, 2001
Notice of Application for Exemption under the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("Act").
Notice Aug 30, 2001

Security futures products:

No documents available.

Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

Disaster loan areas:

Title Type Published
Florida
Notice Aug 30, 2001

Meetings:

Title Type Published
National Small Business Development Center Advisory Board
Notice Aug 30, 2001

Social Security Administration logo Social Security Administration

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
Proposed collection and submission for OMB review; comment request
Notice Aug 30, 2001

State Department logo State Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Youth Programs Division, Office of Citizen Exchanges, of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announces an open competition for the School Connectivity Project for Southeast Europe. Public and private non-profit organizations meeting th...
Notice Aug 30, 2001

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

No documents available.

Airworthiness directives:

Title Type Published
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Agusta Model AB412 helicopters. This action prohibits use of the hoist until certain modifications are accomplished. This amendment is prompted by the loss of a hoist hook during flight due...
Rule Aug 30, 2001
This amendment supersedes an existing airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to Eurocopter France (ECF) Model AS350B, B1, B2, B3, BA, D, AS355E, F, F1, F2, and N helicopters. That AD requires inspecting certain versions of the tail rotor pitch cha...
Rule Aug 30, 2001
This amendment supersedes an existing airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-81, -82, -83, and -87 series airplanes, and Model MD-88 airplanes, that currently requires an inspection to detect damage, burn mar...
Rule Aug 30, 2001
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), that is applicable to Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7R4 series turbofan engines. This amendment requires initial and repetitive fluorescent penetrant inspection (FPI) of the high pressure turbine (HPT)...
Rule Aug 30, 2001
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to Pratt & Whitney (PW) JT9D-7R4 series turbofan engines. This proposal would require a one-time inspection of low pressure turbine (LPT...
Proposed Rule Aug 30, 2001

Anthropomorphic test devices:

Title Type Published
On March 31, 2000, NHTSA published a final rule adopting design and performance specifications for a new 12-month-old infant dummy. Four organizations filed petitions for reconsideration of this rule. In response to these petitions, this document mak...
Rule Aug 30, 2001

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title Type Published
The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an Environmental Impact Statement will be prepared for transportation improvements in the United States Highway (USH) 8 corridor between the junction of State Trunk Highway (STH) 35 north and...
Notice Aug 30, 2001

Ports and waterways safety:

No documents available.

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 efforts 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 collectio...
Notice Aug 30, 2001
Submission for OMB review; comment request
Notice Aug 30, 2001

Privacy Act:

No documents available.

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