Federal Register December 20, 2001 (Volume 66)

Agencies Publishing on December 20, 2001

Agriculture Department (6)
Commerce Department (6)
Defense Department (4)
Education Department (1)
Energy Department (19)
Environmental Protection Agency (3)
Federal Election Commission (1)
Federal Maritime Commission (1)
Federal Reserve System (1)
Federal Trade Commission (2)
General Services Administration (0)
Health and Human Services Department (5)
Homeland Security Department (6)
Interior Department (3)
International Trade Commission (3)
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Judicial Conference of the United States (1)
Justice Department (5)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (0)
National Archives and Records Administration (2)
National Credit Union Administration (5)
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National Science Foundation (2)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (6)
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Ocean Policy Commission (1)
Postal Service (2)
Securities and Exchange Commission (4)
Small Business Administration (1)
Surface Transportation Board (2)
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Trade Representative, Office of United States (1)
Transportation Department (5)
Treasury Department (5)
Veterans Affairs Department (1)

Agriculture Department

Child nutrition programs:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FNS Child and Adult Care Food Program and Infant Meal Patterns; Correction This document contains a correction to the infant meal pattern tables that appear in the current edition of the Code of Federal Regulations that appear under 7 CFR parts 210 and 226. This error first appeared in an interim rule published in the Feder...	Rule	Dec 20, 2001

Emergency declarations:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department Declaration of Emergency Because of Infectious Salmon Anemia Maine; Atlantic salmon; infectious salmon anemia	Notice	Dec 20, 2001

Interstate transportation of animals and animal products (quarantine):

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > APHIS Interstate Movement of Swine Within a Production System We are amending the regulations to establish an alternative to the current requirements for moving swine interstate. Under this alternative, persons may move swine interstate without meeting individual swine identification and certain other requireme...	Rule	Dec 20, 2001

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department Hood/Willamette Resource Advisory Committee (RAC); Meeting The Hood/Willamette Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet on Thursday and Friday, January 24-25, 2001. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday and 8 a.m. on Friday, and will conclude at approximately 5 p.m. on Thursday and 12...	Notice	Dec 20, 2001
Agriculture Department > FS Madera and Fresno County Resource Advisory Committees; Meeting Pursuant to the authorities in the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (Pub. L. 92-463) and under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-393) the Sierra National Forest's Resource Advisory Committees...	Notice	Dec 20, 2001

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS Forest Transportation System Analysis; Roadless Area Protection On January 12, 2001, corollary with revisions to the Forest Transportation System rules at 36 CFR part 212, the Forest Service adopted a revised administrative policy to guide transportation planning, analysis, and management, especially road managem...	Notice	Dec 20, 2001

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department Public Information, Freedom of Information and Privacy This document sets forth revisions of Department of Commerce (Department) regulations regarding the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Privacy Act (PA),\1\ and declassification and public availability of national security information. The revisions i...	Rule	Dec 20, 2001

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Alaska Region Logbook Family of Forms 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	Dec 20, 2001

Endangered and threatened species:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Listing Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants and Designating Critical Habitat; 90-Day Finding for a Petition to List Atlantic White marlin (Tetrapturus albidus) NMFS announces the 90-day finding for a petition to list Atlantic white marlin (Tetrapturus albidus) as threatened or endangered throughout its known range and to designate critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). NMFS finds that the...	Proposed Rule	Dec 20, 2001
Commerce Department > NOAA Sea Turtle Conservation; Shrimp Trawling Requirements NMFS is imposing, for a 30-day period, an additional restriction on shrimp trawlers that are required to have a turtle excluder device (TED) installed in each net rigged for fishing, and that are operating in Atlantic offshore waters out to 10 nautic...	Rule	Dec 20, 2001

Export administration regulations:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > EAB Removal of Licensing Exemption for Exports and Reexports of Missile Technology-Controlled Items Destined to Canada The Bureau of Export Administration (BXA) is reviewing the existing license exemption contained within the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) for the export of missile technology (MT)-controlled items to Canada, because of the recommendations co...	Proposed Rule	Dec 20, 2001

Fishery conservation and management:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fishery; Commercial Quota Harvested for Rhode Island NMFS announces that the summer flounder commercial quota available to the State of Rhode Island has been harvested. Vessels issued a commercial Federal fisheries permit for the summer flounder fishery may not land summer flounder in Rhode Island for...	Rule	Dec 20, 2001

Defense Department

Acquisition regulations:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Research and Development Streamlined Contracting Procedures; Correction DoD is issuing a correction to the preamble to the proposed rule published at 66 FR 63348-63349, December 6, 2001, pertaining to streamlined research and development contracting.	Proposed Rule	Dec 20, 2001

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > COE Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Mississippi River Diversion Near Benny's Bay, Ecosystem Restoration Analysis, Mississippi River Delta, LA Estimates show that approximately 30 square miles of coastal wetlands convert to open water in Louisiana each year. The causes of the wetland loss are varied and complex, depending upon wetland location and type. Wetland loss has been attributed to t...	Notice	Dec 20, 2001

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

Title	Type	Published
DOD, GSA, NASA Fedral Acquisition Regulation; New Consolidated Form for Selection of Architect-Engineer Contractors On October 19, 2001 66 FR 53314, the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) proposed to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to replace SF 254, Architect-Engineer and Related Services...	Proposed Rule	Dec 20, 2001

Procurement:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USA Program for Qualifying DOD Freight Motor Carriers, Exempt Surface Freight Forwarders, Shippers Agents, and Freight Brokers This action removes 32 CFR Part 619 published in the Federal Register Aug 20, 1993 (58 FR 44405, amended at 61 FR 49060, Sept. 18, 1996). The rule is being removed to allow for publication in MTMC rules publication. This rule is now obsolete and no l...	Rule	Dec 20, 2001

Education Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Education Department National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), Secondary Analysis Program Notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2002.	Notice	Dec 20, 2001

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Application for Surrender of Exemption and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests RAWA proposes to decommission its entire exempted project, and to cease power production at its Maidencreek Filter Plant, located 1.5 miles downstream from Lake Ontelaunee.	Notice	Dec 20, 2001

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Consumers Energy Company; Notice of Petition for Rate Approval Consumers Energy Co.	Notice	Dec 20, 2001
Energy Department > FERC High Island Offshore System, L.L.C., Notice Compliance Filing High Island Offshore System, L.L.C.	Notice	Dec 20, 2001
Energy Department > FERC Hill-Lake Gas Storage, L.P.; Notice of Petition for Rate Approval Hill-Lake Gas Storage, L.P.	Notice	Dec 20, 2001
Energy Department > FERC PG&E Gas Transmission, Northwest Corporation; Notice of Negotiated Rate PGE Gas Transmission, Northwest Corp.	Notice	Dec 20, 2001
Energy Department > FERC PG&E Gas Transmission, Northwest Corporation; Notice of Tariff Filing PGE Gas Transmission, Northwest Corp.	Notice	Dec 20, 2001
Energy Department > FERC PG&E Gas Transmission, Northwest Corporation; Notice of Compliance Filing PGE Gas Transmission, Northwest Corp.	Notice	Dec 20, 2001
Energy Department > FERC Wyoming Interstate Company, Ltd; Notice of Negotiated Rate Wyoming Interstate Co., Ltd.	Notice	Dec 20, 2001

Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC American Electric Power Service Corporation, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings American Electric Power Service Corp. et al.	Notice	Dec 20, 2001
Energy Department > FERC New England Power Company, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings New England Power Co. et al.	Notice	Dec 20, 2001

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.; Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Eastchester Project Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.	Notice	Dec 20, 2001
Energy Department > WAPA Los Banos-Gates Transmission Project The Department of Energy (DOE), Western Area Power Administration (Western), has decided to construct the Los Banos-Gates Transmission Project (Project) through a public/private partnership. Electric power transmission constraints along this path hav...	Notice	Dec 20, 2001

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment and Request for Comments Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.	Notice	Dec 20, 2001

Financial assistance rules:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > DOE Objective Merit Review of Discretionary Financial Assistance Applications This Notice establishes the procedure followed by program and regional support offices under the purview of the Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy in conducting the objective merit review of discretionary financial assista...	Notice	Dec 20, 2001

Floodplain and wetlands protection; environmental review; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > WAPA Havre-Rainbow Transmission Line Rebuild Project The Western Area Power Administration (Western) intends to rebuild the Havre-Rainbow 161 kilovolt (kV) Transmission Line in central Montana. This will initially require replacement of structures. Eventually, conductors will be replaced and overhead g...	Notice	Dec 20, 2001

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Office of Science; Continuation of Solicitation for the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program-Notice 02-01 The Office of Science of the Department of Energy hereby announces its continuing interest in receiving grant applications for support of work in the following program areas: Basic Energy Sciences, High Energy Physics, Nuclear Physics, Advanced Scien...	Notice	Dec 20, 2001

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Fernald; Open Meeting This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Fernald. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the F...	Notice	Dec 20, 2001
Energy Department Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Nevada This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Nevada Test Site. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these meetings be announced...	Notice	Dec 20, 2001

Power rate adjustments:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > WAPA Energy Imbalance Service The Western Area Power Administration (Western) is proposing a revision to the current rate schedule for Energy Imbalance Service for the Western Area Colorado Missouri control area (WACM). The Department of Energy (DOE) Deputy Secretary approved rat...	Notice	Dec 20, 2001

Environmental Protection Agency

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Servicing of Motor Vehicle Air Conditioners In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to submit the following renewal of the Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB): Servicing...	Notice	Dec 20, 2001
Environmental Protection Agency Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Renewal; Federal Plan Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements for Large Municipal Waste Combustors Constructed on or Before September 20, 1994 (Subpart FFF) In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that the following Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Federal...	Notice	Dec 20, 2001
Environmental Protection Agency Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Application for Reference and Equivalent Method Determination In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that the following Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Applicat...	Notice	Dec 20, 2001

Federal Election Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Election Commission Voluntary Standards for Computerized Voting Systems The Federal Election Commission (the "FEC") requests comments on the second draft of the revisions to the 1990 national voluntary performance standards for computerized voting systems and the first draft of the revisions to the 1990 national test sta...	Notice	Dec 20, 2001

Federal Maritime Commission

Ocean transportation intermediary licenses:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Maritime Commission Ocean Transportation Intermediary License Applicants LOA Int l (USA) Transport Co., Inc., et al.	Notice	Dec 20, 2001

Federal Reserve System

Truth in lending (Regulation Z):

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Truth in Lending The Board is adopting amendments to the provisions of Regulation Z (Truth in Lending) that implement the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act (HOEPA). HOEPA was enacted in 1994, in response to evidence of abusive lending practices in the home-equ...	Rule	Dec 20, 2001

Federal Trade Commission

Prohibited trade practices:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Trade Commission Koninklijke Ahold N.V. and Bruno's Supermarkets, Inc.; Analysis To Aid Public Comment The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices or unfair methods of competition. The attached Analysis to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the draft...	Notice	Dec 20, 2001
Federal Trade Commission Nestle Holdings, Inc. and Ralston Purina Co.; Analysis To Aid Public Comment The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices or unfair methods of competition. The attached Analysis to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the draft...	Notice	Dec 20, 2001

General Services Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

No documents available.

Health and Human Services Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > ACF Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request Proposed collection; comment request	Notice	Dec 20, 2001
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Customer/Partner Service Surveys 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	Dec 20, 2001

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > ACF Fiscal Year 2002 Family Violence Prevention and Services Discretionary Funds Program, Availability of Funds and Request for Applications This notice corrects the announcement of Family Violence Prevention and Service Program, Availability of Funds and Request for Applications published on December 13, 2001 (66 FR 64437).	Notice	Dec 20, 2001

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department Secretary's Advisory Committee on Regulatory Reform; Notice of Meeting Notice is hereby given of a meeting by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary's Advisory Committee on Regulatory Reform. As governed by the Federal Advisory Committee Act in accordance with section 10(a)(2), the Secretary's Advis...	Notice	Dec 20, 2001

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Medical Devices; Guidance on Labeling of Reprocessed Single Use Devices; Request for Comments and Information The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is providing an opportunity for interested persons to submit comments and suggestions on the contents of a guidance document that FDA is considering drafting on the labeling of reprocessed single use devices (SU...	Notice	Dec 20, 2001

Homeland Security Department

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Lower Mississippi River Waterways Safety Advisory Committee; Vacancies The Coast Guard seeks applications for membership on the Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee (LMRWSAC). LMRWSAC advises and makes recommendations to the Coast Guard on matters relating to the transit of vessels and products to...	Notice	Dec 20, 2001

Disaster and emergency areas:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Alabama; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Alabama, (FEMA-1399-DR), dated December 7, 2001, and related determinations.	Notice	Dec 20, 2001
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Puerto Rico; Amendment No. 2 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, (FEMA-1396-DR), dated November 28, 2001, and related determinations.	Notice	Dec 20, 2001

Flood elevation determinations:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations Technical information or comments are requested on the proposed base (1% annual chance) flood elevations and proposed base flood elevation modifications for the communities listed below. The base flood elevations are the basis for the floodplain mana...	Proposed Rule	Dec 20, 2001
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations Technical information or comments are requested on the proposed base (1% annual chance) flood elevations and proposed base flood elevation modifications for the communities listed below. The base flood elevations are the basis for the floodplain mana...	Proposed Rule	Dec 20, 2001

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Houston/Galveston Navigation Safety Advisory Committee Meetings The Houston/Galveston Navigation Safety Advisory Committee (HOGANSAC) and its working groups will meet to discuss waterway improvements, aids to navigation, area projects impacting safety on the Houston Ship Channel, and various other navigation safe...	Notice	Dec 20, 2001

Interior Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BIA Submission of Information Collection to the Office of Management Budget for Review Under the Paperwork Reduction Act In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces that the Bureau of Indian Affairs is submitting an information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget for clearance and extension. The information collec...	Notice	Dec 20, 2001

Indian Child Welfare Act:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BIA Indian Child Welfare Act; Receipt of Designated Tribal Agents for Service of Notice The Bureau of Indian Affairs is publishing the current list of Designated Tribal Agents for service of notice, including the listings of designated tribal agents received by the Secretary of the Interior prior to the date of this publication. The reg...	Notice	Dec 20, 2001

Tribal-State Compacts approval; Class III (casino) gambling:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BIA Indian Gaming; Notice Pursuant to section 11 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 (IGRA), Pub. L. 100-497, 25 U.S.C. 2710, the Secretary of the Interior shall publish, in the Federal Register, notice of approved Tribal-State Compacts for the purpose of engaging in...	Notice	Dec 20, 2001

International Trade Commission

Import investigations:

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission Film and Television Productions From Canada Revised schedule for the subject investigation.	Notice	Dec 20, 2001
International Trade Commission Gray Portland Cement and Cement Clinker From Mexico; Dismissal of Request for Institution of a Section 751(b) Review Investigation The Commission determines,\1\ pursuant to section 751(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (the Act) \2\ and Commission rule 207.45,\3\ that the subject request does not show changed circumstances sufficient to warrant institution of an investigation to revi...	Notice	Dec 20, 2001

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission Forum on Issues Relating to Electronic Filing and Maintenance of Documents The United States International Trade Commission wishes to ascertain the extent to which members of the public would be interested in attending and making statements at a forum on issues relating to electronic filing and maintenance of documents. If...	Notice	Dec 20, 2001

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Judicial Conference of the United States

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Judicial Conference of the United States Hearings of the Judicial Conference Advisory Committees on Rules of Bankruptcy and Criminal Procedure The following public hearings have been canceled: <bullet> Bankruptcy Rules in Washington, DC on January 4, 2002; and <bullet> Criminal Rules in Atlanta, Georgia on January 7, 2002.	Notice	Dec 20, 2001

Justice Department

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > DEA Manufacturer of Controlled Substances; Notice of Registration Cedarburg Pharmaceuticals, LLC	Notice	Dec 20, 2001
Justice Department > DEA Manufacturer of Controlled Substances; Notice of Application Cedarburg Pharmaceuticals, LLC	Notice	Dec 20, 2001
Justice Department > DEA Manufacturer of Controlled Substances; Notice of Application Cerilliant Corp.	Notice	Dec 20, 2001
Justice Department > DEA Manufacturer of Controlled Substances; Notice of Registration Isotec Inc.	Notice	Dec 20, 2001

Pollution control; consent judgments:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department Notice of Lodging of Supplement to the Consent Decree Pursuant to the Safe Drinking Water Act New York City, NY, et al.	Notice	Dec 20, 2001

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

No documents available.

National Archives and Records Administration

Title	Type	Published
National Archives and Records Administration Privacy Act; Implementation NARA is rewriting our Privacy Act regulations to update the procedures for making a Privacy Act request, and to reflect the President's memorandum of June 1, 1998, Plain Language in Government Writing. This rule will affect individuals and entities s...	Rule	Dec 20, 2001

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
National Archives and Records Administration Report on Current Recordkeeping Practices in the Federal Government; Request for Comment NARA is seeking public comment on the Report on Current Recordkeeping Practices within the Federal Government. The report is an analysis of two significant data collections that were conducted by NARA and SRA International, Inc. (SRA) to assess the s...	Notice	Dec 20, 2001

National Credit Union Administration

Credit unions:

Title	Type	Published
National Credit Union Administration Organization and Operations of Federal Credit Unions The NCUA Board is amending its chartering and field of membership manual to make two changes to ease regulatory burden on community charters and to update the requirements for a credit union to add an underserved area to its charter. First, an existi...	Rule	Dec 20, 2001
National Credit Union Administration Community Development Revolving Loan Program for Credit Unions The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) will accept applications for participation in the Community Development Revolving Loan Fund's Loan Program throughout calendar year 2002, subject to availability of funds. Application procedures for qua...	Notice	Dec 20, 2001
National Credit Union Administration Organization and Operation of Federal Credit Unions The NCUA Board is amending its rule limiting compensation to officials. The amendment changes the definition of the term "compensation" to exclude the reimbursement or payment of business- related travel costs for an official to be accompanied by a g...	Rule	Dec 20, 2001
National Credit Union Administration Definitions; Organization and Operation of Federal Credit Unions; Credit Union Service Corporations; Supervisory Committee Audits and Verifications; Member Business Loans; Central Liquidity Facility; Description of NCUA NCUA is issuing a final rule to amend various rules to make technical corrections and add and revise certain definitions. The Board is adding a scope section and definitions of "paid-in and unimpaired capital and surplus" and "unimpaired capital and...	Rule	Dec 20, 2001
National Credit Union Administration Organization and Operations of Federal Credit Unions NCUA proposes to amend its rule that permits a federal credit union to provide reasonable retirement benefits to its employees and officers. The amendments clarify the scope of the rule.	Proposed Rule	Dec 20, 2001

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National Science Foundation

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
National Science Foundation Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request The National Science Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans to request clearance of this collection. In accordance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we are providing opportunity for public comment on...	Notice	Dec 20, 2001
National Science Foundation Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request The National Science Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans to request clearance of this collection. In accordance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we are providing opportunity for public comment on...	Notice	Dec 20, 2001

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Amergen Energy Company, LLC; Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendment to Facility Operating License, Proposed No Significant Hazards Consideration Determination, and Opportunity for a Hearing AmerGen Energy Co., LLC	Notice	Dec 20, 2001
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mallinckrodt, Inc.; Notice of Consideration of Request for Temporary Exemption The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Commission) is considering the issuance of a temporary exemption from the requirement to perform an emergency preparedness (EP) exercise every 2 years for Mallinckrodt, Inc. The request for temporary exemption is ne...	Notice	Dec 20, 2001

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Exelon Generation Company, LLC, Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2; Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact Related to a Proposed License Amendment To Increase the Maximum Thermal Power Level Exelon Generation Co., LLC	Notice	Dec 20, 2001
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Exelon Generation Company, LLC, Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Units 2 and 3; Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact Related to a Proposed License Amendment to Increase the Maximum Thermal Power Level Exelon Generation Co., LLC	Notice	Dec 20, 2001

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards Subcommittee Meeting on Thermal-Hydraulic Phenomena; Notice of Meeting Reactor Safeguards Advisory Committee	Notice	Dec 20, 2001

Production and utilization facilities; domestic licensing:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Fire Protection The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is making available the draft wording of a possible amendment to its regulations. The NRC has initiated this rulemaking to amend Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) part 50.48, "Fire protection...	Proposed Rule	Dec 20, 2001

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Ocean Policy Commission

Title	Type	Published
Ocean Policy Commission Public Meeting The U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy will hold its first regional meeting, the Commission's third public meeting, to hear and discuss issues of concern to the Southeastern Region of the United States, covering the coastal area from Delaware to Georgia...	Notice	Dec 20, 2001

Postal Service

Domestic Mail Manual:

Title	Type	Published
Postal Service Domestic Mail Manual Changes for Bedloaded Bundles of Periodicals The Postal Service is seeking comments on a proposal to delete the standards in the Domestic Mail Manual (DMM) that allow bundles (more than one package strapped together) of Periodicals flat-size mail to be bedloaded instead of placed in a sack or o...	Proposed Rule	Dec 20, 2001

International Mail Manual:

Title	Type	Published
Postal Service Global Express Guaranteed: Discounted Rates for Online Customers The Postal Service is offering discounted rates for online customers who purchase Global Express Guaranteed <SUP>TM</SUP> service. The discounted rates are based on minimum shipping volumes which average 5 pieces per week, 12 pieces per week, and 20...	Rule	Dec 20, 2001

Securities and Exchange Commission

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Emerging Markets Clearing Corporation; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change Relating to Liability of Affiliated Entities Emerging Markets Clearing Corp.	Notice	Dec 20, 2001
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Government Securities Clearing Corporation; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change Relating to Liability of Affiliated Entities Government Securities Clearing Corp.	Notice	Dec 20, 2001
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; MBS Clearing Corporation; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change Relating to Liability of Affiliated Entities MBS Clearing Corp.	Notice	Dec 20, 2001
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Options Clearing Corporation; Notice of Filing of a Proposed Rule Change Relating to Clearing Certain Commodity Futures and Options Thereon Options Clearing Corp.	Notice	Dec 20, 2001

Small Business Administration

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Under OMB Review Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), agencies are required to submit proposed reporting and recordkeeping requirements to OMB for review and approval, and to publish a notice in the Federal Register notifying th...	Notice	Dec 20, 2001

Surface Transportation Board

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB RailAmerica, Inc.-Control Exemption-ParkSierra Acquisition Corp. and ParkSierra Corp. RailAmerica, Inc.	Notice	Dec 20, 2001

Railroad services abandonment:

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Norfolk Southern Railway Company-Abandonment Exemption-in Mingo County, WV and Pike County, KY Norfolk Southern Railway Co.	Notice	Dec 20, 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 Zambia 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 a...	Notice	Dec 20, 2001

Transportation Department

Airworthiness directives:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company 150, 172, 175, 180, 182, 185, 206, 210, and 336 Series Airplanes This document withdraws a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would have applied to certain Cessna Aircraft Company (Cessna) 150, 172, 175, 180, 182, 185, 206, 210, and 336 series airplanes. The proposed AD would have affected those airplanes e...	Proposed Rule	Dec 20, 2001
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Fairchild Aircraft Incorporated SA226 and SA227 Series Airplanes This document proposes to revise an earlier proposed airworthiness directive (AD) that would apply to certain Fairchild Aircraft Incorporated (Fairchild Aircraft) SA226 and SA227 series airplanes equipped with Skidmore-Wilheim Manufacturing Co. (Skid...	Proposed Rule	Dec 20, 2001
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation Model S-76B and S-76C Helicopters This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (Sikorsky) Model S-76B and S-76C helicopters. This action requires modifying the electrical power distribution system to change the source of the 28 volts supp...	Rule	Dec 20, 2001

Aviation proceedings:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department Aviation Proceedings, Agreements Filed During the Week Ending November 30, 2001 Agreements filed; weekly receipts	Notice	Dec 20, 2001
Transportation Department Notice of Applications for Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier Permits Filed Under Subpart B (Formerly Subpart Q) During the Week Ending November 30, 2001 Certificates of public convenience and necessity and foreign air carrier permits; weekly applications	Notice	Dec 20, 2001

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

No documents available.

Meetings:

No documents available.

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

No documents available.

Railroad services abandonment:

No documents available.

Treasury Department

Customhouse broker license cancellation, suspension, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > Customs Service Revocation of Customs Broker Licenses Pursuant to section 641 of the Tariff Act of 1930 as amended (19 USC 1641) and the Customs Regulations (19 CFR 111), the following Customs broker licenses are revoked. Please be aware that some of these entities may continue to provide broker service...	Notice	Dec 20, 2001
Treasury Department > Customs Service Cancellation of Customs Broker Licenses Pursuant to section 641 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, (19 USC 1641) and the Customs Regulations (19 CFR 111, Subpart D), the following Customs broker licenses are cancelled. Because previous publication of these records cannot be readily ver...	Notice	Dec 20, 2001
Treasury Department > Customs Service Revocation of Customs Broker License Pursuant to section 641 of the Tariff Act of 1930 as amended (19 USC 1641) and the Customs Regulations [19 CFR 111.45(a)], the following Customs broker license is revoked by operation of law.	Notice	Dec 20, 2001
Treasury Department > Customs Service Cancellation of Customs Broker Licenses Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to 19 CFR 111.53(g), the following individual Customs broker licenses have been cancelled due to death of the broker. Because previous publication of these records cannot be readily verified, the records are now...	Notice	Dec 20, 2001

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

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Treasury Department > CDFI Guidance for Certification of Community Development Entities, New Markets Tax Credit Program Title I, subtitle C, section 121 of the Community Renewal Tax Relief Act of 2000 (the Act), as enacted by section 1(a)(7) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106-554, December 21, 2000), amended the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) by...	Notice	Dec 20, 2001

Veterans Affairs Department

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Veterans Affairs Department Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Department of Veterans Affairs, has submitted the collection of information abstracted below t...	Notice	Dec 20, 2001

Federal Register December 20, 2001

Agencies Publishing on December 20, 2001

Agriculture Department

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Interstate transportation of animals and animal products (quarantine):

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Commerce Department

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Defense Department

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Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

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Education Department

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Energy Department

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Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:

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Environmental statements; notice of intent:

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Environmental Protection Agency

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Federal Election Commission

Federal Maritime Commission

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Federal Reserve System

Truth in lending (Regulation Z):

Federal Trade Commission

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General Services Administration

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Health and Human Services Department

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Homeland Security Department

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Interior Department

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Indian Child Welfare Act:

Tribal-State Compacts approval; Class III (casino) gambling:

International Trade Commission

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J Judicial Conference of the United States

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Justice Department

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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National Archives and Records Administration

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National Credit Union Administration

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Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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Production and utilization facilities; domestic licensing:

O Ocean Policy Commission

Postal Service

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Judicial Conference of the United States

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National Science Foundation

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Ocean Policy Commission

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Trade Representative, Office of United States