Federal Register August 31, 2001 (Volume 66)

Agencies Publishing on August 31, 2001

Agriculture Department (4)
Commerce Department (11)
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (2)
Defense Department (1)
Education Department (3)
Energy Department (6)
Environmental Protection Agency (16)
General Services Administration (2)
Health and Human Services Department (24)
Homeland Security Department (2)
Housing and Urban Development Department (1)
Interior Department (7)
International Trade Commission (1)
Justice Department (3)
Labor Department (1)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (1)
National Archives and Records Administration (1)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (3)
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Railroad Retirement Board (1)
Securities and Exchange Commission (3)
Small Business Administration (3)
State Department (7)
Surface Transportation Board (1)
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Trade Representative, Office of United States (1)
Transportation Department (21)
Treasury Department (1)
Veterans Affairs Department (3)

Agriculture Department

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > APHIS Aquaculture; Public Meeting We are issuing this notice to inform the aquaculture industries, interested parties, and the general public that a public meeting will be held to discuss how and to what extent the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service should regulate aquatic sp...	Notice	Aug 31, 2001
Agriculture Department > FSIS National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods The National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF) will meet September 17-20, 2001. The meeting is open to the public. The committee will discuss Salmonella performance standards in meat and poultry products; Escherichia c...	Notice	Aug 31, 2001

Plant-related quarantine, foreign:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > APHIS Importation of Nursery Stock, Plants, Roots, Bulbs, Seeds, and Other Plant Products; Phytosanitary Certificates: Delay of Effective Date We are delaying by 120 days the planned effective date for a policy to enforce an existing requirement that a phytosanitary certificate of inspection accompany restricted articles, other than certain greenhouse-grown plants from Canada, that are offe...	Rule	Aug 31, 2001

Telecommunications standards and specifications:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > RUS Telecommunications System Construction Contract and Specifications Telecommunications system construction contract and specifications; correction	Correction	Aug 31, 2001

Commerce Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > EAB Prior Notification of Exports Under License Exception AGR 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 31, 2001
Commerce Department > EAB National Defense Authorization Act 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 31, 2001

Antidumping:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Notice of Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Foundry Coke From the People's Republic of China Amended Final Determination of Antidumping Duty Investigation.	Notice	Aug 31, 2001
Commerce Department > ITA Silicomanganese from Kazakhstan, India and Venezuela; Notice of Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in Antidumping Duty Investigations The Department of Commerce ("the Department") is postponing the preliminary determinations in the antidumping duty investigations of silicomanganese from Kazakhstan, India, and Venezuela from September 13, 2001 until no later than October 15, 2001. T...	Notice	Aug 31, 2001

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Yale University; Notice of Decision on Application for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instrument Yale University	Notice	Aug 31, 2001

Countervailing duties:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department Industrial Phosphoric Acid From Israel: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review The Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an administrative review of the countervailing duty order on industrial phosphoric acid from Israel for the period January 1, 1999 through December 31, 1999. For information on the net subsidy...	Notice	Aug 31, 2001

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Bottlenose Dolphin Take Reduction Team Meeting The Take Reduction Team for Western North Atlantic coastal bottlenose dolphins (BDTRT) will hold its first meeting to develop a take reduction plan as described in the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). Input will be sought from the BDTRT on a peer...	Notice	Aug 31, 2001
Commerce Department > NOAA New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Capacity Committee in September, 2001. Recommendations from the committee will be brought to the full Council for formal consideration and action, if appropria...	Notice	Aug 31, 2001
Commerce Department > NOAA North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) will hold an essential fish habitat (EFH) committee meeting to review NMFS draft summary of EFH scoping comments, to identify significant issues and preliminary alternatives, and to determine staff...	Notice	Aug 31, 2001

Permits:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Endangered Species; Permits Notice is hereby given of the following actions regarding permits for takes of endangered and threatened species for the purposes of scientific research and/or enhancement under the Endangered Species Act (ESA): NMFS has received an application for a...	Notice	Aug 31, 2001

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA, Interior Department > USGS, Commerce Department > NIST, Defense Department, Energy Department, Environmental Protection Agency, Nuclear Regulatory Commission Draft Multi-Agency Radiological Laboratory Analytical Protocols Manual The Department of Defense (DoD), Department of Energy (DOE), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and the Nuclear Regulatory C...	Notice	Aug 31, 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 a commodity and a service to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.	Notice	Aug 31, 2001
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled Procurement List; Additions This action adds to the Procurement List commodities and services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.	Notice	Aug 31, 2001

Defense Department

Acquisition regulations:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Proposed Buy American Act Exception for Commercial U.S.-Made End Products Buy American Act exception for commercial U.S.-made end products; correction	Correction	Aug 31, 2001

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

No documents available.

Education Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Leader, Regulatory Information Management Group, Office of the Chief Information Officer invites comments on the submission for OMB review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.	Notice	Aug 31, 2001
Education Department Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests On August 27, 2001, a 30-day notice inviting comment from the public was published for the School Renovation, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and Technology Grant Application in the Federal Register (Volume 66, Number 166) dated A...	Notice	Aug 31, 2001

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Office of Postsecondary Education; Language Resource Centers Program; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2002 Language Resource Centers Program	Notice	Aug 31, 2001

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Idaho Power Company; Notice of Application for Amendment of License To Delete Non-Jurisdictional Transmission Facilities, and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests Hydroelectric applications	Notice	Aug 31, 2001
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Non-Project Use of Project Lands and Waters and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests Hydroelectric applications	Notice	Aug 31, 2001

Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Energy Azteca X, S. de R.L. de C.V., et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings Energy Azteca X, S. de R.L. de C.V., et al.	Notice	Aug 31, 2001

Floodplain and wetlands protection; environmental review determinations; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > WAPA Floodplain/Wetland Statement for the Interconnection of the Sundance Energy Project with the Western Area Power Administration's Liberty-Coolidge 230-kilovolt Transmission Line (DOE/EIS-0322) PPL Sundance Energy, LLC, (Sundance) applied for an interconnection and transmission service from the Western Area Power Administration (Western) for the Sundance Energy Project, Pinal County, Arizona. To accommodate the request, Western has decided...	Notice	Aug 31, 2001

Radioactive Waste:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Agency Information Collection Extension The Department of Energy (DOE) has submitted an information collection package to the Office of Management and Budget (0MB) for extension under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (P.L. 104-13). The package covers the collection of information concer...	Notice	Aug 31, 2001
Energy Department Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management; Site Recommendation Consideration Hearings; Yucca Mountain-Announcement of Changes in Public Hearing for September 5, 2001 The Department of Energy (the Department) announces an expansion of the public hearing on September 5, 2001, on the possible recommendation of the Yucca Mountain Site in Nevada for development as a spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste...	Notice	Aug 31, 2001

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

No documents available.

Environmental Protection Agency

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Establishment of Electronic Reporting; Electronic Records EPA is proposing to allow electronic reporting to EPA by permitting the use of electronic document receiving systems to receive electronic documents in satisfaction of certain document submission requirements in EPA's regulations. The proposal also s...	Proposed Rule	Aug 31, 2001

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Assessment of EPA Compliance Assistance Projects In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that EPA is planning to submit the following proposed Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (MB) for renewal: Assessm...	Notice	Aug 31, 2001

Air pollution control:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Clean Air Act Final Full Approval of Operating Permit Programs; North Carolina, Mecklenburg County, and Western North Carolina EPA is promulgating full approval of the operating permit programs of the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, the Mecklenburg County Department of Environmental Protection, and the Western North Carolina Regional Air Quali...	Rule	Aug 31, 2001

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

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Pennsylvania; VOC and NOX RACT Determinations for Three Individual Sources in the Philadelphia-Wilmington-Trenton Area EPA is taking direct final action to approve revisions to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's State Implementation Plan (SIP). The revisions were submitted by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) to establish and require rea...	Rule	Aug 31, 2001
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Pennsylvania; VOC and NOX RACT Determinations for Three Individual Sources in the Philadelphia-Wilmington-Trenton Area EPA proposes to approve the State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the purpose of establishing and requiring reasonably available control technology (RACT) for three major sources of volatile organ...	Proposed Rule	Aug 31, 2001
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Pennsylvania; VOC and NOX RACT Determinations for Eight Individual Sources in the Philadelphia-Wilmington-Trenton Area EPA is taking direct final action to approve revisions to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's State Implementation Plan (SIP). The revisions were submitted by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) to establish and require rea...	Rule	Aug 31, 2001
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Pennsylvania; VOC and NOX RACT Determinations for Nine Individual Sources in the Philadelphia-Wilmington-Trenton Area EPA proposes to approve the State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the purpose of establishing and requiring reasonably available control technology (RACT) for 9 major sources of volatile organic c...	Proposed Rule	Aug 31, 2001
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Pennsylvania; VOC and NOX RACT Determinations for Nine Individual Sources in the Philadelphia-Wilmington-Trenton Area EPA is taking direct final action to approve revisions to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's State Implementation Plan (SIP). The revisions were submitted by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) to establish and require rea...	Rule	Aug 31, 2001
Environmental Protection Agency Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Pennsylvania; VOC and NOX RACT Determinations for Eight Individual Sources in the Philadelphia-Wilmington-Trenton Area EPA proposes to approve the State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the purpose of establishing and requiring reasonably available control technology (RACT) for 8 major sources of volatile organic c...	Proposed Rule	Aug 31, 2001

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments EPA had no objections to the preferred alternative. ERP No. D-USA-G11040-TX Rating EC2, Programmatic EIS--Fort Sam Houston, Camp Bullis, and Canyon Lake Recreation Area Master Plan, Implementing Revisions to the Existing 1988 Land Use Plan, City of S...	Notice	Aug 31, 2001
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability Weekly receipts	Notice	Aug 31, 2001

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Workshop Series on Bt Corn Insect Resistance Management Framework Development; Notice of Public Meeting EPA will hold the third and fourth workshops in a series focusing on Bt corn insect resistance management (IRM). Workshops will involve small expert groups (about 15 people). These four workshops are designed to provide EPA with information on the fo...	Notice	Aug 31, 2001
Environmental Protection Agency U.S. EPA Notice of Public Meeting on the Draft Strategy for Waterborne Microbial Disease The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is holding a meeting on September 18, 2001, to present to interested parties the draft Strategy for Waterborne Microbial Disease. The draft Strategy explains suggested approaches to reducing microbial polluti...	Notice	Aug 31, 2001

Pesticide registration, cancellation, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Pesticide Product; Registration Applications This notice announces receipt of applications to register pesticide products containing new active ingredients not included in any previously registered products pursuant to the provisions of section 3(c)(4) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and...	Notice	Aug 31, 2001

Pesticide, food, and feed additive petitions:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Notice of Filing a Pesticide Petition to Establish a Tolerance for a Certain Pesticide Chemical in or on Food This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of certain pesticide chemicals in or on various food commodities.	Notice	Aug 31, 2001
Environmental Protection Agency Notice of Filing a Pesticide Petition to Establish a Tolerance for a Certain Pesticide Chemical in or on Food This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of a certain pesticide chemical in or on various food commodities.	Notice	Aug 31, 2001

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

No documents available.

General Services Administration

Title	Type	Published
General Services Administration Standard Tender of Service The General Services Administration (GSA), in compliance with 41 U.S.C. 418b, is publishing the GSA Standard Tender of Service (STOS) that establishes a uniform basis for buying freight transportation. GSA's solicitation and acceptance of freight rat...	Notice	Aug 31, 2001

Federal travel:

Title	Type	Published
General Services Administration Federal Travel Regulation; Maximum Per Diem Rates An analysis of lodging and meal cost survey data reveals that the listing of maximum per diem rates for locations within the continental United States (CONUS) should be updated to provide for the reimbursement of Federal employees' expenses covered b...	Rule	Aug 31, 2001

Health and Human Services Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations Proposed collection; comment request	Notice	Aug 31, 2001
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Veterinary Adverse Drug Reaction, Lack of Effectiveness, Product Defect Report; Reopening of Comment Period The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reopening the comment period on a proposed collection of certain information by the agency until October 15, 2001. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Federal agencies are required to publish notice in...	Notice	Aug 31, 2001
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Agency Information Collection Activities; Announcement of OMB Approval; Requirements for Testing Human Blood Donors for Evidence of Infection Due to Communicable Disease Agents The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a collection of information entitled "Requirements for Testing Human Blood Donors for Evidence of Infection Due to Communicable Disease Agents" has been approved by the Office of Management an...	Notice	Aug 31, 2001
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Agency Information Collection Activities; Announcement of OMB Approval; Information From U.S. Processors That Export to the European Community The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a collection of information entitled "Information From U.S. Processors That Export to the European Community" has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork...	Notice	Aug 31, 2001
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Agency Information Collection Activities; Announcement of OMB Approval; General Requirements for Blood, Blood Components, and Blood Derivatives; Donor Notification The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a collection of information entitled "General Requirements for Blood, Blood Components, and Blood Derivatives; Donor Notification" has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB...	Notice	Aug 31, 2001
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Agency Information Collection Activities; Announcement of OMB Approval; Color Additive Certification Requests and Recordkeeping The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a collection of information entitled "Color Additive Certification Requests and Recordkeeping" has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act...	Notice	Aug 31, 2001
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Agency Information Collection Activities; Announcement of OMB Approval; Voluntary Registration of Cosmetic Product Establishments The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a collection of information entitled "Voluntary Registration of Cosmetic Product Establishments" has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Ac...	Notice	Aug 31, 2001
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Individual National Research Service Award Application and Related Forms Under the provisions of section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of Extramural Research, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for review and appro...	Notice	Aug 31, 2001
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Submission for OMB review; comment request	Notice	Aug 31, 2001
Health and Human Services Department > HCFA Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Submission for OMB review; comment request	Notice	Aug 31, 2001
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Consumer and Producer Surveys on Economic Issues 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	Aug 31, 2001
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review Submission for OMB review; comment request	Notice	Aug 31, 2001

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CDC National Program To Promote Diabetes Education Strategies in Minority Communities: The National Diabetes Education Program; Notice of Availability Funds Diabetes education strategies promotion in minority communities, national program	Notice	Aug 31, 2001

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > PHS National Toxicology Program; Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Alternative Toxicological Methods Alternative Toxicological Methods Advisory Committee	Notice	Aug 31, 2001
Health and Human Services Department > HRSA Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting Interdisciplinary, Community-Based Linkages Advisory Committee	Notice	Aug 31, 2001
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Study Team for the Los Alamos Historical Document Retrieval and Assessment Project Los Alamos Historical Document Retrieval and Assessment Project Study Team	Notice	Aug 31, 2001
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Toxicology Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting Notice.	Notice	Aug 31, 2001
Health and Human Services Department > SAMHSA Center for Mental Health Services; Notice of Meeting Mental Health Services Center National Advisory Council	Notice	Aug 31, 2001
Health and Human Services Department Notice of Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Minority Health Notice is given of the third meeting.	Notice	Aug 31, 2001
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of General Medical Sciences; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of General Medical Sciences	Notice	Aug 31, 2001
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Medicare Program; September 17, 2001, Meeting of the Practicing Physicians Advisory Council In accordance with section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, this notice announces a meeting of the Practicing Physicians Advisory Council. This meeting is open to the public.	Notice	Aug 31, 2001

Quarantine, inspection, and licensing:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department Requirements for Facilities Transferring or Receiving Select Agents CDC administers regulations that govern the transfer of certain biological agents and toxins ("select agents"). These regulations require entities that transfer or receive select agents to register with CDC and comply with biosafety standards contain...	Rule	Aug 31, 2001

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department Notice of Publication of the Executive Summary of the report, “Ethical and Policy Issues in Research Involving Research Participants”, by the National Bioethics Advisory Commission (NBAC) National Bioethics Advisory Committee report; ethical and policy issues in research involving research participants; executive summary	Notice	Aug 31, 2001
Health and Human Services Department > PHS National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS); National Toxicology Program (NTP); The Revised Draft Up-and-Down Procedure for Assessing Acute Oral Toxicity: Notice of Availability and Request for Public Comments Up-and-down procedure for assessing oral toxicity; comment request; correction	Correction	Aug 31, 2001

Homeland Security Department

Ports and waterways safety:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Safety Zone; Old Lyme Fireworks Display, Old Lyme, CT The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for a fireworks display located in Long Island Sound off Old Lyme, CT. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on navigable waters during the event. This action is intended to...	Rule	Aug 31, 2001
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Safety Zone; Ackerman Engagement Fireworks Display, Westhampton Beach, NY The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for a fireworks display located in the Atlantic Ocean off Westhampton Beach, NY. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on navigable waters during the event. This action is i...	Rule	Aug 31, 2001

Housing and Urban Development Department

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	Aug 31, 2001

Interior Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BIA Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request This notice announces that the Information Collection Request for Adult Education Annual Report Form OMB #1076-0120 requires renewal. The proposed information collection requirement, with no appreciable changes, will be submitted after the comment pe...	Notice	Aug 31, 2001
Interior Department > USGS Request for Public Comments on Extension of Existing Information Collection Submitted to OMB for Review Under the Paperwork Reduction Act The collection of information referred herein applies to a voluntary survey that allows visitors to the NBII World-Wide Web site (www.nbii.gov) the opportunity to provide feedback on the utility and effectiveness of the NBII operation and contents in...	Notice	Aug 31, 2001
Interior Department > MMS Agency Information Collection Activities: Submitted for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; Comment Request To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, we are submitting to OMB for review and approval an information collection request (ICR), titled "Coal Washing and Transportation Allowances" (Forms MMS-4292 and MMS-4293). We are also solicit...	Notice	Aug 31, 2001
Interior Department > BLM Information Collections Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget Under the Paperwork Reduction Act Submission for OMB review; comment request	Notice	Aug 31, 2001

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > MMS Environmental Documents Prepared for Proposed Oil and Gas Operations on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Minerals Management Service (MMS), in accordance with Federal Regulations that implement the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), announces the availability of NEPA-related Site-Specific Environmental Assessments (SEA's) and Findings of No Signi...	Notice	Aug 31, 2001

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Commission Meeting This notice announces an upcoming meeting of the Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Commission. Notice of this meeting is required under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92-463).	Notice	Aug 31, 2001

Migratory bird hunting

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Migratory Bird Hunting; Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations on Certain Federal Indian Reservations and Ceded Lands for the 2001-02 Early Season This rule prescribes special early season migratory bird hunting regulations for certain tribes on Federal Indian reservations, off-reservation trust lands and ceded lands. This responds to tribal requests for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (hereinaf...	Rule	Aug 31, 2001

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

No documents available.

International Trade Commission

Import investigations:

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission Hot Rolled Steel Products From Argentina and South Africa Argentina and South Africa	Notice	Aug 31, 2001

Justice Department

Temporary protected status program designations:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > INS Extension of the Designation of Burundi Under the Temporary Protected Status Program The designation of Burundi under the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program will expire on November 2, 2001. This notice extends the Attorney General's designation of Burundi under the TPS program for 12 months until November 2, 2002, and sets fort...	Notice	Aug 31, 2001
Justice Department > INS Extension of the Designation of Sierra Leone Under the Temporary Protected Status Program The designation of Sierra Leone under the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program will expire on November 2, 2001. This notice extends the Attorney General's designation of Sierra Leone under the TPS program for 12 months until November 2, 2002, and...	Notice	Aug 31, 2001
Justice Department > INS Extension of the Designation of Sudan Under the Temporary Protected Status Program The designation of Sudan under the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program will expire on November 2, 2001. This notice extends the Attorney General's designation of Sudan under the TPS program for 12 months until November 2, 2002, and sets forth pr...	Notice	Aug 31, 2001

Labor Department

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > DOL Wage and Hour Division: 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	Aug 31, 2001

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Acquisition regulations:

Title	Type	Published
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Broad Agency Announcements This is a proposed rule to amend the NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) to require consideration of safety and risk-based acquisition management (RBAM) in NASA's broad agency announcements (BAAs). Two types of BAAs used by NASA include the Announcement of Opp...	Proposed Rule	Aug 31, 2001

National Archives and Records Administration

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
National Archives and Records Administration Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request NARA is giving public notice that the agency has submitted to OMB for approval the information collection described in this notice. The public is invited to comment on the proposed information collection pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 199...	Notice	Aug 31, 2001

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission In the Matter of Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 1 and 2); Order Approving Transfer of Licenses and Conforming Amendments Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc.	Notice	Aug 31, 2001
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Exelon): Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3; Notice of Acceptance for Docketing of the Application and Notice of Opportunity for Hearing Regarding Renewal of Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-44 and DPR-56 for an Additional 20-Year Period Exelon Generation Co., LLC	Notice	Aug 31, 2001

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Entergy Operations, Inc.; Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 1, Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact Entergy Operations, Inc.	Notice	Aug 31, 2001

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

No documents available.

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Railroad Retirement Board

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Railroad Retirement Board Agency Forms Submitted for OMB Review Submission for OMB review; comment request; correction	Correction	Aug 31, 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	Aug 31, 2001

Investment Company Act of 1940:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission United of Omaha Life Insurance Company, et al Notice of application for an order pursuant to Section 6(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Act") granting exemptions from the provisions of Sections 2(a)(32), 22(c) and 27(i)(2)(A) of the Act and Rule 22c-1 thereunder.	Notice	Aug 31, 2001

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change by the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Relating to Reports of Sales and Purchases, Pursuant to Rule G-14 Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board	Notice	Aug 31, 2001

Small Business Administration

Disaster loan areas:

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration Commonwealth of Kentucky Kentucky	Notice	Aug 31, 2001
Small Business Administration State of Louisiana; Amendment #5 Louisiana	Notice	Aug 31, 2001
Small Business Administration State of Tennessee Tennessee	Notice	Aug 31, 2001

State Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
State Department 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Department of State Form DS-1950, Application for Employment (OMB Control Number 1400-0007) The Department of State is seeking Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the information collection described below. The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for public comment in the Federal Register preceding submission to OMB. T...	Notice	Aug 31, 2001

Art objects; importation for exhibition:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Alberto Giacometti” Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 [79 Stat. 985, 22 U.S.C. 2459], the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 [112 Stat. 2681 et seq.], Delegatio...	Notice	Aug 31, 2001
State Department Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Frans Snyders’ Fishmonger's Shop” Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985, 22 U.S.C. 2459), the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2681, et seq.), Delegati...	Notice	Aug 31, 2001
State Department Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Pearls” Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985, 22 U.S.C. 2459), the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2681, et seq.), Delegati...	Notice	Aug 31, 2001
State Department Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Power and Glory: Medici Portraits From the Uffizi” Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 [79 Stat. 985, 22 U.S.C. 2459], the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 [112 Stat. 2681 et seq.], delegatio...	Notice	Aug 31, 2001
State Department Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “Spirit of an Age: Nineteenth Century Paintings From the Nationalgalerie, Berlin” On May 8, 2001, notice was published on pages 23309-23310 of the Federal Register (Volume 66, Number 89) by the Department of State pursuant to Public Notice 3653 relating to the exhibit "Spirit of an Age: Nineteenth Century Paintings from the Nation...	Notice	Aug 31, 2001
State Department Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “The Look: Images of Glamour and Style (Photographs by Horst and Hoyningen-Huene)” Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985, 22 U.S.C. 2459), the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2681, et seq.), Delegati...	Notice	Aug 31, 2001

Surface Transportation Board

Railroad services abandonment:

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Dakota Rail, Inc._Abandonment Exemption_in McLeod, Carver, and Hennepin Counties, MN Dakota Rail, Inc.	Notice	Aug 31, 2001

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Trade Representative, Office of United States

African Growth and Opportunity Act; implementation:

Title	Type	Published
Trade Representative, Office of United States Determinations Under the African Growth and Opportunity Act The United States Trade Representative has determined that Botswana has adopted an effective visa system and related procedures to prevent unlawful transshipment and the use of counterfeit documents in connection with shipments of textile and apparel...	Notice	Aug 31, 2001

Transportation Department

Aeronautical land-use assurance; waivers:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Notice of Opportunity for Public Comment on Surplus Property Release at Grenada Municipal Airport, Grenada, MS Under the provisions of Title 49, U.S.C. Section 47153(c), notice is being given that the FAA is considering a request from the City of Grenada to waive the requirement that a 10.04-acre parcel of surplus property, located at the Grenada Municipal Ai...	Notice	Aug 31, 2001

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FHWA Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review The FHWA has forwarded the information collection request described in this notice to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. We published a Federal Register Notice with a 60-day public comment period on this information co...	Notice	Aug 31, 2001
Transportation Department > BTS Agency Information Collection; Activity Under OMB Review; Reporting the Causes of Airline Cancellations and Delays In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13, the BTS invites the general public, industry and other governmental parties to comment on air carriers voluntarily reporting on the causes of cancellations and delays of domes...	Notice	Aug 31, 2001
Transportation Department > FMCSA Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review: OMB Control No. 2126-0011 (Commercial Driver Licensing and Test Standards) Submission for OMB review; comment request; correction	Correction	Aug 31, 2001

Airport noise compatibility program:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Approval of Noise Compatibility Program, Williams Gateway Airport, Mesa, AZ The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its findings on the Noise Compatibility Program submitted by the Williams Gateway Airport Authority, Mesa, Arizona, under the provisions of Title I of the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act of...	Notice	Aug 31, 2001

Airworthiness directives:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A330 Series Airplanes This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Airbus Model A330 series airplanes. This proposal would require removal of the shear pins that keep the rear fixed panels on the center landing ge...	Proposed Rule	Aug 31, 2001
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A319, A320, and A321 Series Airplanes This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Airbus Model A319, A320, and A321 series airplanes. This proposal would require replacement of the trigger spring of the slide bar on each of the...	Proposed Rule	Aug 31, 2001
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model MD-90-30 Series Airplanes This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain McDonnell Douglas Model MD-90-30 series airplanes. This proposal would require an inspection of the aft galley power feeder wire assembly for ridi...	Proposed Rule	Aug 31, 2001
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Corporation (Formerly Allison Engine Company) AE 2100 Turboprop and AE 3007 Turbofan Series Engines This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), that is applicable to Rolls-Royce Corporation (formerly Allison Engine Company) AE 2100 turboprop and AE 3007 turbofan series engines. This amendment requires a one-time acid etch inspection o...	Rule	Aug 31, 2001

Coastwise trade laws; administrative waivers:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > MARAD Requested Administrative Waiver of the Coastwise Trade Laws 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	Aug 31, 2001

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Notice of availability of Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Chicago Terminal Airspace Project The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Great Lakes Region, is issuing this notice to advise the public of the availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Chicago Terminal Airspace Project (CTAP).	Notice	Aug 31, 2001

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FHWA Environmental Impact Statement: Greene, Christian and Lawrence Counties, Missouri The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an environmental impact statement (EIS) will be prepared for improvements to the U.S. 60 highway corridor in Greene, Christian, and Lawrence Counties, Missouri.	Notice	Aug 31, 2001
Transportation Department > FHWA Environmental Impact Statement; Humboldt County, California The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an Environmental Impact Statement will be prepared for a proposed Route 101 project in Humboldt County in the Cities of Eureka and Arcata, and vicinity.	Notice	Aug 31, 2001
Transportation Department > FAA Environmental Impact Statement: Juneau International Airport, Juneau AK The Federal Aviation Administration announces incorporation of a new major proposed action into the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) assessing implementation of projects proposed at the Juneau International Airport.	Notice	Aug 31, 2001

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA RTCA Special Committee 198: Next Generation Air/Ground Communications System (NEXCOM) The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a meeting of RTCA Special Committee 198: Next Generation Air/Ground Communications System (NEXCOM).	Notice	Aug 31, 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 Capital City Airport, Lansing, MI The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the application to impose and use the revenue from a PFC at Capital City Airport under the provisions of the Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the Omnibus Budget Rec...	Notice	Aug 31, 2001
Transportation Department > FAA Notice of Intent to Rule on Application Impose and Use the Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Cherry Capital Airport, Traverse City, MI The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the application to impose and use the revenue from a PFC at Cherry Capital Airport under the provisions of the Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the Omnibus Budget R...	Notice	Aug 31, 2001
Transportation Department > FAA Notice of Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) Approvals and Disapprovals The FAA publishes a monthly notice, as appropriate, of PFC approvals and disapprovals under the provisions of the Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990) (Pub. L. 101-508) and par...	Notice	Aug 31, 2001
Transportation Department > FAA Notice of Intent to Rule on Application 01-01-C-00-SHD To Impose and Use the Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport, Staunton, VA The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the application to impose and use the revenue from a PFC at Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport under the provisions of the Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the Omni...	Notice	Aug 31, 2001
Transportation Department > FAA Notice of Intent To Rule on Application To Impose and Use the Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Victoria Regional Airport, Victoria, TX The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the application to impose and use the revenue from a PFC at Victoria Regional Airport under the provisions of the Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the Omnibus Budge...	Notice	Aug 31, 2001

Ports and waterways safety:

No documents available.

Railroad services abandonment:

No documents available.

Vessel documentation:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > MARAD Eligibility of U.S.-Flag Vessels of 100 Feet or Greater in Registered Length To Obtain a Fishery Endorsement to the Vessel's Documentation The Maritime Administration ("MARAD," "we," "our," or "us") is publishing this interim final rule amending our regulations implementing the new U.S. citizenship requirements set forth in the American Fisheries Act of 1998 ("AFA"). MARAD's regulation,...	Rule	Aug 31, 2001

Treasury Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Proposed Collection: Comment Request for Regulation Project 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	Aug 31, 2001

Veterans Affairs Department

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department Government Owned Inventions Available for Licensing The inventions listed below are owned by the U.S. Government as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and are available for licensing in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 and 37 CFR part 404 to achieve expeditious commercialization of result...	Notice	Aug 31, 2001

Adjudication; pensions, compensation, dependency, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department Diseases Specific to Radiation-Exposed Veterans Correction	Correction	Aug 31, 2001

Privacy Act:

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department Privacy Act of 1974; Report of Matching Agreement Notice is hereby given that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) intends to conduct a recurring computer program matching records from the VA Compensation, Pension, Education and Rehabilitation (CP&E) Records, VA Personnel and Accounting Integrate...	Notice	Aug 31, 2001

Federal Register August 31, 2001

Agencies Publishing on August 31, 2001

Agriculture Department

Meetings:

Plant-related quarantine, foreign:

Telecommunications standards and specifications:

Commerce Department

Agency information collection activities:

Antidumping:

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Countervailing duties:

Meetings:

Permits:

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

Defense Department

Acquisition regulations:

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Education Department

Agency information collection activities:

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Energy Department

Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:

Floodplain and wetlands protection; environmental review determinations; availability, etc.:

Radioactive Waste:

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Environmental Protection Agency

Agency information collection activities:

Air pollution control:

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

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Meetings:

Pesticide registration, cancellation, etc.:

Pesticide, food, and feed additive petitions:

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

General Services Administration

Federal travel:

Health and Human Services Department

Agency information collection activities:

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Meetings:

Quarantine, inspection, and licensing:

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Homeland Security Department

Ports and waterways safety:

Housing and Urban Development Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Interior Department

Agency information collection activities:

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Meetings:

Migratory bird hunting

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

International Trade Commission

Import investigations:

Justice Department

Temporary protected status program designations:

Labor Department

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Acquisition regulations:

National Archives and Records Administration

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Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

R Railroad Retirement Board

Agency information collection activities:

Securities and Exchange Commission

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Investment Company Act of 1940:

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Small Business Administration

Disaster loan areas:

State Department

Agency information collection activities:

Art objects; importation for exhibition:

Surface Transportation Board

Railroad services abandonment:

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Railroad Retirement Board

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Trade Representative, Office of United States