December 13, 2001 (Volume 66)

Federal Register December 13, 2001

View all documents issued on December 13, 2001. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

78 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on December 13, 2001

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Eastern Washington Cascades Provincial Advisory Committee and the Yakima Provincial Advisory Committee will meet on Thursday, January 17, 2002, at the Wenatchee National Forest headquarters main conference room, 215 Melody lane, Wenatchee, Washin...
Notice Dec 13, 2001

Civil Rights Commission logo Civil Rights Commission

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given pursuant to the provisions of the Civil Rights Commission Amendments Act of 1994, section3, Public Law 103-419, 108 Stat. 4338, as amended, and 45 CFR 702.3., that a public hearing before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights wil...
Notice Dec 13, 2001

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
Submission for OMB review; comment request
Notice Dec 13, 2001

Coastal zone management programs and estuarine sanctuaries:

Title Type Published
The NOAA Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM) announces its intent to evaluate the performance of the Louisiana Coastal Resources Program. This Coastal Zone Management Program evaluation will be conducted pursuant to section 312 of...
Notice Dec 13, 2001

Countervailing duties:

Title Type Published
The Department is issuing the final results of the first administrative review of the countervailing duty order on pasta from Turkey.
Notice Dec 13, 2001

Fishery conservation and management:

Title Type Published
NMFS is closing directed fishing for Pacific cod by vessels using hook-and-line gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2001 bycatch allowance of halibut specified for the...
Rule Dec 13, 2001
NMFS extends the expiration date of the emergency rule that closed the Northeast Distant Statistical Reporting (NED) Area to pelagic longline fishing, required modifications in deploying pelagic longline fishing gear, and required sea turtle handling...
Rule Dec 13, 2001
NMFS proposes a regulatory amendment that would establish cut- off dates for using landings data from the commercial summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass fisheries to calculate quota overages. The establishment of landings cut-off dates for thes...
Proposed Rule Dec 13, 2001

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
This Notice announces availability of funds for the Special American Business Internship Training Program (SABIT), for training business executives and scientists (also referred to as "interns") from the New Independent States (NIS).
Notice Dec 13, 2001

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
NMFS announces the availability of harbor porpoise bycatch estimates for January through December, 2000.
Notice Dec 13, 2001

Whaling provisions:

Title Type Published
NMFS announces a 2001-2002 aboriginal subsistence whaling quota for gray whales of five gray whales landed. This quota and other management provisions govern the harvest of gray whales by members of the Makah Indian Tribe (Tribe).
Rule Dec 13, 2001

Commodity Futures Trading Commission logo Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Dec 13, 2001
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Dec 13, 2001
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Dec 13, 2001
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Dec 13, 2001

Security futures products:

Title Type Published
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission or CFTC) is proposing to amend part 15 of its rules, 17 CFR part 15, to establish reporting levels for security futures products (SFPs) traded on designated contract markets and notice-designated c...
Proposed Rule Dec 13, 2001

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

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
The Corporation for National and Community Service (hereinafter the "Corporation"), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal age...
Notice Dec 13, 2001

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Ships available for donation:

Title Type Published
The Department of the Navy hereby gives notice of the deadline of June 13, 2002 for submission of a donation application for the harbor tug Ex-HOGA (YTM 146), a National Historic Landmark. Ex-HOGA is located at Suisun Bay National Defense Reserve Fle...
Notice Dec 13, 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 Dec 13, 2001

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title Type Published
International Transmission Co. et al.
Notice Dec 13, 2001
Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.
Notice Dec 13, 2001
NSTAR Electric Gas Corp.
Notice Dec 13, 2001
Nevada Power Co.
Notice Dec 13, 2001
Nevada Power Co. et al.
Notice Dec 13, 2001
Nevada Power Co. et al.
Notice Dec 13, 2001
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. Operator Corp.
Notice Dec 13, 2001
Texas Eastern Transmission, LP
Notice Dec 13, 2001
Texas Gas Transmission Corp.
Notice Dec 13, 2001
Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Co.
Notice Dec 13, 2001

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
Georgia Strait Crossing Pipeline LP
Notice Dec 13, 2001
The Department of Energy (DOE), announces the availability of the Environmental Assessment (EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for Transportation of Low-Level Radioactive Waste from the Oak Ridge Reservation to Off-Site Treatment or Dis...
Notice Dec 13, 2001

Practice and procedure:

Title Type Published
Off-the-record communications
Notice Dec 13, 2001

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Superfund program:

Title Type Published
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region III announces the deletion of the McAdoo Associates Superfund Site (Site), located in McAdoo Borough, Schuylkill County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, from the National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL,...
Rule Dec 13, 2001
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region II Office announces its intent to delete the White Bridge Road property of the Asbestos Dump Superfund Site, Operable Unit (OU) 2, from the National Priorities List (NPL) and requests public comment on...
Proposed Rule Dec 13, 2001

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation logo Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Dec 13, 2001
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Dec 13, 2001

Federal Maritime Commission logo Federal Maritime Commission

Title Type Published
Agreements filed, etc.
Notice Dec 13, 2001

Ocean transportation intermediary licenses:

Title Type Published
Global Kwon Yoon et al.
Notice Dec 13, 2001

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Board has revised its Policy Statement on Payments System Risk (PSR policy) to modify the net debit cap calculation for U.S. branches and agencies of foreign banks, to modify the time electronic check presentments are posted to depository institu...
Notice Dec 13, 2001

Truth in lending (Regulation Z):

Title Type Published
The Board is publishing for comment proposed revisions to the official staff commentary to Regulation Z, which implements the Truth in Lending Act. The commentary applies and interprets the requirements of Regulation Z. The proposed update would clar...
Proposed Rule Dec 13, 2001

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
Submission for OMB review; comment request
Notice Dec 13, 2001
Submission for OMB review; comment request
Notice Dec 13, 2001
Submission for OMB review; comment request
Notice Dec 13, 2001
Submission for OMB review; comment request
Notice Dec 13, 2001
Submission for OMB review; comment request
Notice Dec 13, 2001

Food additive petitions:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the withdrawal, without prejudice to a future filing, of a food additive petition (FAP 9B4680) proposing that the food additive regulations be amended to provide for the expanded safe use of 5,7-bi...
Notice Dec 13, 2001

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Office of Community Services (OCS) announces its Family Violence Prevention and Services discretionary funds program for fiscal year (FY) 2002. Funding for grants under this announcement is authorized by the Family Violence Prevention and Service...
Notice Dec 13, 2001

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry (#142) entitled "Pharmacovigilance of Veterinary Medicinal Products: Management of Periodic Summary Update Reports (PSUs)" (VICH GL29). This draft...
Notice Dec 13, 2001

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
We (FEMA) \1\ have developed draft guidance for the use of portable (hand-held) radiological instruments for the detection of radioactive contamination on persons in association with peacetime nuclear accidents. Three draft documents pertaining to th...
Notice Dec 13, 2001

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act to 1995, this notice announces that the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) intends to seek approval of the following proposed new information collection: Ririe Reservoir Recreation Survey. Before submit...
Notice Dec 13, 2001
This notice announces the Information Collection Request for Adult Education Annual Report Form OMB #1076-0120 requires renewal. The information collection requirement, with no appreciable changes, is submitted to the Office of Management and Budget...
Notice Dec 13, 2001

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

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We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce the availability for public review of a draft Addendum to the Recovery Plan for the Multi-Island Plants. There are 10 plant taxa included in this plan, all of which are listed as endangered. All 10 tax...
Notice Dec 13, 2001

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) intends to prepare a Planning Report/Environmental Impact Statement (PR/EIS) to identify alternatives to meet f...
Notice Dec 13, 2001

Realty actions; sales, leases, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Gas Producers Pipeline Team is comprised of BP Exploration (Alaska), Inc.; ExxonMobil Production Company; and Phillips Alaska, Inc. The Gas Producers Pipeline Team has applied for a permit to use public lands near Fairbanks, Alaska, for a non-Fed...
Notice Dec 13, 2001

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Dec 13, 2001

Schedules of controlled substances; production quotas:

Title Type Published
This notice establishes initial 2002 aggregate production quotas for controlled substances in Schedules I and II of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA).
Notice Dec 13, 2001

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Employee benefit plans; prohibited transaction exemptions:

Title Type Published
This document contains notices of pendency before the Department of Labor (the Department) of proposed exemptions from certain of the prohibited transaction restrictions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (the Act) and/or the Inte...
Notice Dec 13, 2001

National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Acquisition regulations:

Title Type Published
This rule proposes to amend the NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) by revising the prescription for the use of NASA Safety and Health solicitation provisions and contract clauses; removing references to the Service Contract Act (SCA) and Walsh-Healey Public C...
Proposed Rule Dec 13, 2001

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Postal Service logo Postal Service

International Mail Manual:

Title Type Published
The Postal Service, after considering the comments submitted in response to its request published in the Federal Register on October 16, 2001 (66 FR 52555-52560), for comments on proposed changes in international postage rates, hereby gives notice th...
Rule Dec 13, 2001

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Investment Company Act of 1940:

Title Type Published
Notice of application for an order pursuant to section 26(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("1940 Act").
Notice Dec 13, 2001
Notice of an application for an Order of Approval pursuant to section 26(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Act").
Notice Dec 13, 2001

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Railroad services abandonment:

Title Type Published
DOT, STB
Norfolk Southern Railway Co.
Notice Dec 13, 2001

Tennessee Valley Authority logo Tennessee Valley Authority

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
This notice is provided in accordance with the Council on Environmental Quality's regulations (40 CFR part 1500 to 1508) and TVA's procedures implementing the National Environmental Policy Act. TVA has decided to issue an approval to the Alabama Depa...
Notice Dec 13, 2001

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Airworthiness standards:

Title Type Published
These special conditions are issued for Canadair Model CL-600- 2A12 airplanes modified by Gulfstream Aerospace. These modified airplanes will have a novel or unusual design feature when compared to the state of technology envisioned in the airworthin...
Rule Dec 13, 2001

Anthropomorphic test devices:

Title Type Published
On March 22, 2000, NHTSA published a final rule adding a new, more advanced 3-year-old child dummy to the regulation for Anthropomorphic Test Devices. Four organizations filed petitions for reconsideration of this rule. In response to these petitions...
Rule Dec 13, 2001

Exemption petitions, etc.:

Title Type Published
Union Pacific Railroad; hearing
Notice Dec 13, 2001

Motor vehicle safety standards:

Title Type Published
On November 5, 1998, NHTSA published a final rule that amended Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 221, School Bus Body Joint Strength, with an effective date of May 5, 2000 for those amendments. The amendments extended the applicability of tha...
Rule Dec 13, 2001

Railroad services abandonment:

No documents available.

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
Submission for OMB review; comment request
Notice Dec 13, 2001

Income taxes:

Title Type Published
This document contains a correction to notice of proposed rulemaking (REG-106186-98) which was published in the Federal Register on Thursday, November 15, 2001 (66 FR 57400). This regulation relates to the withdrawal of proposed regulations relating...
Proposed Rule Dec 13, 2001

Procedure and administration:

Title Type Published
This temporary regulation relates to the disclosure of returns and return information by Federal, state and local agencies other than the IRS. The temporary regulation permits the IRS to authorize agencies with access to returns and return informatio...
Rule Dec 13, 2001
In the Rules and Regulations section of this issue of the Federal Register, the IRS is issuing a temporary regulation to enable the Commissioner to authorize Federal, state and local agencies with access to returns and return information under sectio...
Proposed Rule Dec 13, 2001

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