Federal Register April 18, 2002 (Volume 67)

Federal Register April 18, 2002

View all documents issued on April 18, 2002. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

153 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on April 18, 2002

Agriculture Department (1)
Commerce Department (14)
Defense Department (5)
Education Department (2)
Energy Department (9)
Environmental Protection Agency (8)
Federal Communications Commission (2)
Federal Election Commission (1)
Federal Maritime Commission (5)
Health and Human Services Department (40)
Homeland Security Department (4)
Housing and Urban Development Department (1)
Interior Department (6)
Justice Department (12)
Labor Department (6)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (2)
Personnel Management Office (1)
Securities and Exchange Commission (5)
Small Business Administration (1)
Social Security Administration (1)
State Department (5)
Surface Transportation Board (2)
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Trade Representative, Office of United States (1)
Transportation Department (18)
Veterans Affairs Department (1)

Agriculture Department

Program regulations:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > RHS, RBS, RUS, FSA Intermediary Relending Program and Rural Development Loan Fund Program; Field Visits The Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS) hereby amends its regulations pertaining to loan servicing of the Intermediary Relending Program (IRP) and the Rural Development Loan Fund Program (RDLF). This rule removes a section, which required field...	Rule	Apr 18, 2002

Commerce Department

Antidumping:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Petroleum Wax Candles from the People's Republic of China: Notice of Extension of Time Limit for Final Results of the Antidumping New Shipper Review The Department of Commerce (the Department) is extending the time limit for the final determination of the new shipper review on petroleum wax candles from the People's Republic of China. This review covers the period August 1, 2000 through January 3...	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Commerce Department > ITA Petroleum Wax Candles From the People's Republic of China (PRC): Notice of Extension of Time Limit of Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review China	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Commerce Department > ITA Notice of Preliminary Determinations of Critical Circumstances: Certain Cold-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products From Australia, the People's Republic of China, India, the Republic of Korea, the Netherlands, and the Russian Federation The Department of Commerce ("Commerce") has preliminarily determined that critical circumstances exist for imports of certain cold-rolled carbon steel flat products ("CRS") from Australia, the People's Republic of China ("China"), India, the Republic...	Notice	Apr 18, 2002

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Strategic Plan for Fisheries Research (2001) The NMFS announces the availability of the Strategic Plan for Fisheries Research (2001). The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSFCMA) requires the Secretary of Commerce to develop, triennially, a strategic plan for fisheries...	Notice	Apr 18, 2002

Fishery conservation and management:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions, Subpart H; General Provisions for Domestic Fishing NOAA announces receipt of a petition for rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act. Oceana, a non-governmental organization concerned with the environmental health of the oceans, has petitioned the U.S. Department of Commerce to promulgate im...	Proposed Rule	Apr 18, 2002
Commerce Department > NOAA Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; General Provisions for Domestic Fisheries; Application for Exempted Fishing Permits (EFPs) NMFS has made a preliminary determination that an application to issue EFPs to three gillnet vessels, submitted by the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries (NCDMF), contains all the information required by the regulations governing exempted ex...	Proposed Rule	Apr 18, 2002
Commerce Department > NOAA Stone Crab Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Amendment 7 NMFS announces that the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) has submitted Amendment 7 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Stone Crab Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico (FMP) for review, approval, and implementation by NMFS. Amendment 7...	Proposed Rule	Apr 18, 2002

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NIST Announcement of Availability of Funds for a Competition and Announcement of a Public Meeting-Advanced Technology Program (ATP) The Technology Administration's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announces that it will hold a single fiscal year 2002 Advanced Technology Program (ATP) competition and announces a public meeting (Proposers' Conference) for all i...	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Commerce Department > NOAA Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Ad Hoc Groundfish Fishery Management Plan Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Oversight Committee will hold a working meeting, which is open to the public, on the draft Groundfish Programmatic Suppl...	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Commerce Department > NOAA Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Crustaceans Plan Team (CPT) members will hold a meeting.	Notice	Apr 18, 2002

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	Apr 18, 2002
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 issued modification #3 to Per...	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Commerce Department > NOAA Marine Mammals; File No. 1003-1665-00 Notice is hereby given that Dr. Jennifer Moss Burns, University of Alaska Anchorage, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, 3211 Providence Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508 has been issued a permit to take Pacific harbor seals (Ph...	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Commerce Department > NOAA Marine Mammals Daniel J. Cox, Natural Exposures, 16595 Brackett Creek Road, Bozeman, Montana 59715, has been issued a permit to take by Level B harassment one species of non-threatened, non-endangered marine mammals, the northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirost...	Notice	Apr 18, 2002

Defense Department

Civilian health and medical program of uniformed services (CHAMPUS):

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department TRICARE; Waiver of Certain TRICARE Deductibles; Clarification of TRICARE Prime Enrollment Period This proposed rule implements section 714 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 which authorizes the Secretary of Defense to waive the TRICARE deductible in certain cases for care provided to a dependent of a member of a Rese...	Proposed Rule	Apr 18, 2002

Global Positioning Systems:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USAF Global Positioning System Joint Program Office This notice informs the public that the Global Positioning System (GPS) Joint Program Office (JPO) has released the current draft of ICD-GPS-705, Navstar GPS Space Segment/User Segment L5 Interfaces, for public review and comment. This ICD describes...	Notice	Apr 18, 2002

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USA Army Science Board; Notice of Open Meeting Science Board	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Defense Department > USA Army Science Board; Notice of Open Meeting Science Board	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Defense Department > USA Army Science Board; Notice of Open Meeting Science Board	Notice	Apr 18, 2002

Education Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests 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	Apr 18, 2002
Education Department Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests The Leader, Regulatory Information Management, Office of the Chief Information Officer, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.	Notice	Apr 18, 2002

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Notice of Change in DOE Office of Science Business Practices Notice 02-24; Implement Use of Industry Interactive Procurement System (IIPS) The U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, is announcing a fundamental change in the manner in which business will be conducted. A secure, web-enabled acquisition and financial assistance system, Industry Interactive Procurement System (IIPS),...	Notice	Apr 18, 2002

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Egan Hub Partners, L.P.; Notice of Compliance Filing Egan Hub Partners, L.P.	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Energy Department > FERC Kinder Morgan Interstate Gas Transmission LLC; Notice of Tariff Filing Kinder Morgan Interstate Gas Transmission LLC	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Energy Department > FERC Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application Northern Natural Gas Co.	Notice	Apr 18, 2002

Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC NRG Rockford Equipment II LLC, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings NRG Rockford Equipment II LLC et al.	Notice	Apr 18, 2002

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC PacifiCorp, Montana; Notice of Availability of Draft Environmental Assessment PacifiCorp	Notice	Apr 18, 2002

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Oak Ridge Reservation This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Oak Ridge. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these meeting be announced in the Fede...	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Energy Department > FERC Standard Market Design, Data and Software Standards; Notice of Conference Standard market design; data and software standards	Notice	Apr 18, 2002

Natural Gas Policy Act:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Assignment of Firm Capacity on Upstream Interstate Pipelines; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is proposing to remove from its regulations the Order No. 636 requirement that pipelines assign their upstream capacity to their firm shippers. This requirement was a necessary part of the unbundling of inters...	Proposed Rule	Apr 18, 2002

Environmental Protection Agency

Air pollution control:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Notice of Deficiency for Clean Air Operating Permits Program; Ohio Pursuant to its authority under section 502(i) of the Clean Air Act and the implementing regulations at 40 CFR 70.10(b)(1), EPA is publishing this notice of deficiency (NOD) for the State of Ohio's Clean Air Act title V operating permits program. The...	Notice	Apr 18, 2002

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

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Finding of State Implementation Plan Inadequacy; Arizona-Salt River Monitoring Site; Metropolitan Phoenix; PM-10 Nonattainment Area EPA is proposing to find that the State implementation plan (SIP) for the Metropolitan Phoenix (Maricopa County), Arizona PM-10 nonattainment area is substantially inadequate to attain the 24-hour particulate (PM-10) national ambient air quality stan...	Proposed Rule	Apr 18, 2002

Pesticide registration, cancellation, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Pesticide Products; Registration Applications This notice announces receipt of an application to register a pesticide product containing a new active ingredient not included in any previously registered products pursuant to the provisions of section 3(c)(4) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide,...	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Environmental Protection Agency Availability of Reregistration Eligibility Decision Document for Comment This notice announces availability and starts a 60-day public comment period on the Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) document for the pesticide active ingredient propargite. The RED represents EPA's formal regulatory assessment of the health...	Notice	Apr 18, 2002

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 a certain pesticide chemical in or on various food commodities.	Notice	Apr 18, 2002

Pesticides; tolerances in food, animal feeds, and raw agricultural commodities:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Fenhexamid; Pesticide Tolerance This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of fenhexamid in or on caneberry subgroup, bushberry subgroup, juneberry, lingonberry, salal, and pistachio. The Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR-4) requested these tolerances under the F...	Rule	Apr 18, 2002
Environmental Protection Agency Fluazinam; Pesticide Tolerance This regulation establishes an import tolerance for residues of fluazinam and its metabolite AMGT3-[[4-amino-3-[[3-chloro-5- (trifloromethyl)-2-pyridinyl] amino]-2-nitro-6-(trifluoromethyl) phenyl] thio]-2-(beta-D-glucopyranosyloxy) propionic acid) i...	Rule	Apr 18, 2002

Superfund program:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; National Priorities List Update The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announces the deletion of the Austin Avenue Radiation Site in Delaware County, Pennsylvania from the National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL is appendix B of 40 CFR part 300 which is the National Oil and...	Rule	Apr 18, 2002

Federal Communications Commission

Digital television stations; table of assignments:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Digital Television Broadcast Service; Birmingham, AL The Commission, at the request of the Alabama Educational Television Commission, licensee of noncommercial station WBIQ-TV, dismisses its petition for rule making seeking the substitution of DTV channel 5 for DTV channel 53 at Birmingham, Alabama....	Proposed Rule	Apr 18, 2002

Radio stations; table of assignments:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Radio Broadcasting Services; Jamestown, Alfred and Canaseraga, NY; and Du Bois, PA At the request of Vox Allegany, LLC, the Commission dismisses the petition for rule making proposing the substitution of Channel 270B1 for Channel 270A at Jamestown, and the modification of Station WHUG(FM)'s license accordingly. To accommodate the u...	Proposed Rule	Apr 18, 2002

Federal Election Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Election Commission Sunshine Act; Meeting Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Apr 18, 2002

Federal Maritime Commission

Title	Type	Published
Federal Maritime Commission Notice of Agreements Filed Agreements filed, etc.	Notice	Apr 18, 2002

Investigations, hearings, petitions, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Maritime Commission Hudson Shipping (Hong Kong) Ltd. d/b/a Hudson Express Lines; Possible Violations of Section 10(a)(1) of the Shipping Act; of 1984; Notice of Investigation and Hearing Hudson Express Lines	Notice	Apr 18, 2002

Ocean transportation intermediary licenses:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Maritime Commission Ocean Transportation Intermediary License Reissuance AJ International Shipping/Shipping, Inc.	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Federal Maritime Commission Ocean Transportation Intermediary License Revocations Indo-China Express, Inc., et al.	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Federal Maritime Commission Ocean Transportation Intermediary License Applicants Liberty Maritime et al.	Notice	Apr 18, 2002

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department Program Exclusions: October 2001 Notice of program exclusions.	Notice	Apr 18, 2002

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	Apr 18, 2002
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations Proposed collection; comment request	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review Submission for OMB review; comment request	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review Submission for OMB review; comment request	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review Submission for OMB review; comment request	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; The National Cancer Institute Cancer Information Service Comprehensive Evaluation Plan Under the provisions of section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for review and a...	Notice	Apr 18, 2002

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CDC CDC Advisory Committee on HIV and STD Prevention: Notice of Charter Renewal HIV and STD Prevention Advisory Committee	Notice	Apr 18, 2002

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health; Notice of Meeting AIDS Research Office Advisory Council	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Office of the Director, National Institute of Health, Notice of Meeting AIDS Research Office Advisory Council	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Health and Human Services Department > CDC National Task Force on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effect: Meeting Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effect National Task Force	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine; Notice of Closed Meeting National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine; Notice of Meeting National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Center for Research Resources; Notice of Meetings National Center for Research Resources	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Center for Research Resources; Notice of Closed Meetings National Center for Research Resources	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Eye Institute; Notice of Closed Meeting National Eye Institute	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Notice of Closed Meeting National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Notice of Meeting National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Notice of Closed Meeting National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; Notice of Meeting National Institute of Child Health and Human Development	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research; Notice of Closed Meetings National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; Notice of Meeting National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; Notice of Meeting National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Mental Health; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Mental Health	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; Amended Notice of Meeting National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Nursing Research; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Nursing Research	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Nursing Research; Notice of Meeting National Institute of Nursing Research	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute on Deafness and Other Communications Disorders; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse; Notice of Meeting National Institute on Drug Abuse	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Center for Scientific Review; Amended Notice of Meeting Scientific Review Center	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings Scientific Review Center	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings Scientific Review Center	Notice	Apr 18, 2002

Homeland Security Department

Drawbridge operations:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Drawbridge Operating Regulation; Bayou Boeuf, LA The Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District has issued a temporary deviation from the regulation in 33 CFR 117 governing the operation of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway railroad swing span drawbridge across Bayou Boeuf, mile 10.2, near Ameli...	Rule	Apr 18, 2002
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Drawbridge Operating Regulation; Bayou Boeuf, LA The Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District has issued a temporary deviation from the regulation in 33 CFR 117 governing the operation of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway railroad swing span drawbridge across Bayou Boeuf, mile 10.2, near Ameli...	Rule	Apr 18, 2002

Ports and waterways safety:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Security Zones; Captain of the Port Milwaukee Zone, Lake Michigan The Coast Guard proposes to establish permanent security zones on the navigable waters of Lake Michigan in the Captain of the Port Zone Milwaukee. These security zones are necessary to protect the nuclear power plants from possible sabotage or other...	Proposed Rule	Apr 18, 2002
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Safety Zones; Annual Fireworks Displays in the Captain of the Port Milwaukee Zone The Coast Guard proposes to establish 29 permanent safety zones for annual fireworks displays throughout the Captain of the Port Milwaukee Zone. These safety zones are necessary to control vessel traffic within the immediate vicinity of the fireworks...	Proposed Rule	Apr 18, 2002

Housing and Urban Development Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; Single Family Premium Collection Subsystem-Periodic (SFPCS-P) The proposed information collection requirement described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposa...	Notice	Apr 18, 2002

Interior Department

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Receipt of Applications for Permit The public is invited to comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities with endangered species and/or marine mammals.	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Interior Department > FWS Receipt of Applications for Permit The public is invited to comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities with endangered species and/or marine mammals.	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Interior Department > MMS Technical Amendments The MMS is updating its regulations to reflect changes in our organization name, system names, handbook titles, addresses, and regulatory cites as well as correcting miscellaneous clerical errors. We are also removing certain parts of the CFR relatin...	Rule	Apr 18, 2002

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for Issuance of Incidental Take Permits to Gulf Highlands LLC and Fort Morgan Paradise Joint Venture on Privately Owned Lands in Alabama; Correction Notice of availability; correction.	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Interior Department > BLM Notice To Extend Public Comment Period for a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) Public comment period is being extended on the Powder River EIS. The comment period is being extended due to extensive public comment, a high level of public interest, and the lack of internet access during a portion of the comment period.	Notice	Apr 18, 2002

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES); Twelfth Regular Meeting; Proposed Resolutions, Decisions, and Agenda Items Being Considered; Taxa Being Considered for Amendments to the CITES Appendices; Public Meeting Reminder The United States, as a Party to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), may submit proposed resolutions, decisions, and agenda items for consideration at meetings of the Conference of the Parties...	Notice	Apr 18, 2002

Justice Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > INS Agency Information Collection Activities Proposed Collection; Comment Request 60-day notice of information collection under review; Sworn statement of refugee applying for admission to the United States; Form G-646.	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Justice Department > INS Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request 60-day notice of information collection under review; Registration for classification as refugee; Form I-590.	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Justice Department > INS Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request 30-day notice of information collection under review: Fax request form from benefit agency to INS for confirmation of status of I-130 and fax request form from benefit agency to EOIR for confirmation of status.	Notice	Apr 18, 2002

National cooperative research notifications:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > ANTITRUST Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Advanced Lead-Acid Battery Consortium Advanced Lead-Acid Battery Consortium	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Justice Department > ANTITRUST Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Aerospace Vehicle Systems Institute (“AVSI”) Cooperative Aerospace Vehicle Systems Institute Cooperative	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Justice Department > ANTITRUST Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-J Consortium, Inc. J Consortium, Inc.	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Justice Department > ANTITRUST Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Petrotechnical Open Software Corporation (“POSC”) Petrotechnical Open Software Corp.	Notice	Apr 18, 2002

Pollution control; consent judgments:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department Notice of Lodging of Partial Consent Decrees in Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act Cost Recovery Action American Scrap Co. et al.	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Justice Department Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and the Clean Air Act Cooley, Inc.	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Justice Department Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Air Act (“CAA”) Rouge Steel Co.	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Justice Department Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (“CERCLA”) Royal Recovery Systems, Inc., et al.	Notice	Apr 18, 2002

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department Guidance to Federal Financial Assistance Recipients Regarding Title VI Prohibition Against National Origin Discrimination Affecting Limited English Proficient Persons The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is publishing for public comment policy guidance on Title VI's prohibition against national origin discrimination as it affects limited English proficient persons. This policy guidance is intended to supp...	Notice	Apr 18, 2002

Labor Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > OSHA, Small Business Administration Manlifts Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's Approval of Information-Collection (Paperwork) Requirements Proposed collection; comment request; correction	Correction	Apr 18, 2002

Coal mine and metal and nonmetal mine safety and health:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > MSHA Measuring and Controlling Asbestos Exposure The Mine Safety and Health Administration is announcing a change in the date of one of our public meetings concerning the measurement and control of miners' exposure to asbestos. These meetings were announced March 29, 2002 in the Federal Register (6...	Proposed Rule	Apr 18, 2002

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department Education Innovations to Combat Child Labor The U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, will award US $5 million to an organization to administer an education innovations program under the Child Labor Education Initiative of the International Child Labor Program. The p...	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Labor Department Child Labor Education Initiative The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL), Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), intents to award up to U.S. $17 million to organizations to develop and implement formal, non-formal, and vocational education programs as a means to combat exploitat...	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Labor Department Combating Child Trafficking in Togo Through Education The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL), Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), will award up to US$2 million to an organization or organizations to develop and implement formal, non-formal and vocational education programs as a means to combat t...	Notice	Apr 18, 2002

Safety standard petitions:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > MSHA Petitions for Modification Consolidation Coal Co. et al.	Notice	Apr 18, 2002

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request The NRC is preparing a submittal to OMB for review of continued approval of information collections under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Information pertaining to the requirement to be submitted: 1. The...	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request The NRC is preparing a submittal to OMB for review of continued approval of information collections under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Information pertaining to the requirement to be submitted: 1. The...	Notice	Apr 18, 2002

Personnel Management Office

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Personnel Management Office Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request for Reinstatement of an Information Collection: OF-311 In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. Law 104-13, May 22, 1995), this notice announces that the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget a request for reinstatement of an informa...	Notice	Apr 18, 2002

Securities and Exchange Commission

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Issuer Delisting; Notice of Application To Withdraw From Listing and Registration on the Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc. (BIOQUAL, Inc., Common Stock, $.01 par Value) File No. 1-13527 BIOQUAL, Inc.	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Securities and Exchange Commission Issuer Delisting: Notice of Application to Withdrawal From Listing and Registration on the American Stock Exchange LLC (DRS Technologies, Inc., Common Stock, par Value $.01 per Share) File No. 1-8533 DRS Technologies, Inc.	Notice	Apr 18, 2002

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc.; Order Granting Approval of Proposed Rule Change and Amendment No. 1, and Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of Amendment No. 2 to the Proposed Rule Change, to Establish a Board Review Process for Decisions of the Exchange's Committee on Specialist Assignment and Evaluation Regarding Specialist Firm Consolidations Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.; Order Granting Approval to Proposed Rule Change Relating to Amendments to NASD Rule 2260 To Require Members To Make Reasonable Efforts To Forward Issuer and Trustee Communications to Beneficial Holders of Non-Municipal Debt Securities National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change and Amendment No. 1 by the Pacific Exchange, Inc. To Adopt a Volume Discount Program for Market Makers Pacific Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Apr 18, 2002

Small Business Administration

Agency information collection activities:

No documents available.

Small business size standards:

Title	Type	Published
Small Business Administration Small Business Size Standards; Testing Laboratories Correction	Correction	Apr 18, 2002

Social Security Administration

Social security benefits:

Title	Type	Published
Social Security Administration Revised Medical Criteria for Evaluating Hematological Disorders and Malignant Neoplastic Diseases We are reopening the comment period for the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) we published in the Federal Register (66 FR 59306) on November 27, 2001. Due to the significant issues raised by the commenters, we have decided to provide an additional...	Proposed Rule	Apr 18, 2002

State Department

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Advisory Committee on International Law; Notice of Committee Renewal International Law Advisory Committee	Notice	Apr 18, 2002

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Request for Grant Proposals: African Workforce Development The Near East/South Asia/Africa Division of the Office of Citizen Exchanges, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), announces an open competition to spur development of the African workforce for effective and satisfying participation in 21...	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
State Department Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Request for Grant Proposals: FREEDOM Support Educational Partnerships Program (Formerly NIS College and University Partnerships Program and NIS Community College Partnerships Program) The Office of Global Educational Programs of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs in the Department of State announces an open competition for the FREEDOM Support Educational Partnerships Program. Accredited, post-secondary educational inst...	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
State Department Request for Grant Proposals: Fulbright Educational Partnerships Program The Office of Global Educational Programs of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs in the Department of State announces an open competition for the Fulbright Educational Partnerships Program. Accredited, post-secondary educational institutio...	Notice	Apr 18, 2002

Missile technology proliferation activities; sanctions:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Correction to Public Notice 3838: Waiver of Certain Missile Proliferation Sanctions Imposed on the Pakistani Ministry of Defense (MOD) This is a correction to Public Notice 3838, "Waiver of Certain Missile Proliferation Sanctions Imposed on the Pakistani Ministry of Defense (MOD)," issued November 13, 2001. P.N. 3838 contains a typographical error under "Supplementary Information,"...	Notice	Apr 18, 2002

Surface Transportation Board

Railroad services abandonment:

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB CSX Transportation, Inc.-Abandonment Exemption-in Montgomery County, OH CSX Transportation, Inc.	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
DOT, STB CSX Transportation, Inc.-Discontinuance Exemption-(Between East of Memphis and Cordova) in Shelby County, TN CSX Transportation, Inc.	Notice	Apr 18, 2002

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Trade Representative, Office of United States

Trade Policy Staff Committee

Title	Type	Published
Trade Representative, Office of United States Procedures for Further Consideration of Requests for Exclusion of Particular Products From Actions With Regard to Certain Steel Products Under Section 203 of the Trade Act of 1974, as Established in Presidential Proclamation 7529 of March 5, 2002 In a notice published on October 26, 2001 (66 F.R. 54321) (Notice), the Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC) established procedures for interested persons to request the exclusion of particular products from any action the President might take under s...	Notice	Apr 18, 2002

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Amendment to Class E Airspace; Caruthersville, MO This action amends the Class E airspace area at Caruthersville, MO. The FAA has developed Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning System (GPS) Runway (RWY) 36 ORIGINAL Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP), RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 ORIGINAL SIAP a...	Rule	Apr 18, 2002
Transportation Department > FAA Establishment of Class E Airspace; Lee Airport, Annapolis, MD This action proposes to establish Class E airspace at Lee Airport (ANP), Annapolis, MD. The development of a Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to serve flights operating into the Lee Airport during Instrumental Flight Rules (IFR) conditio...	Proposed Rule	Apr 18, 2002
Transportation Department > FAA Establishment of Class E Airspace; EWT 4 Heliport, Honey Grove, PA This action establishes Class E airspace at EWT 4 Heliport, Honey Grove, PA. Development of Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) based on the Global Positioning System (GPS), Helicopter Point in Space Approach at the EWT 4 Heliport, has made...	Rule	Apr 18, 2002

Advisory circulars; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Advisory Circular 23-XX-8B, Flight Test Guide for Certification of Part 23 Airplanes This notice announces the availability of and requests comments on a proposed AC. Proposed AC 23-XX-8B provides information and guidance concerning an acceptable means, but not the only means, of compliance with Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regula...	Notice	Apr 18, 2002

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department Supplemental Information From U.S. Carriers Required To Monitor Industry Development and Recovery In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended), this notice announces the Department of Transportation's (DOT) intention to request the extension of a previously approved collection.	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Transportation Department > RSPA Pipeline Safety: Renewal of Information Collection: Comment Request This notice requests public participation in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval process regarding the renewal of an existing RSPA collection of information for Operator Qualification of Pipeline Personnel. RSPA intends to request OMB...	Notice	Apr 18, 2002

Airworthiness directives:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 777-200 and -300 Series Airplanes This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Boeing Model 777-200 and -300 series airplanes. This action requires a one-time torque check (inspection) of the bolts that attach the pivot fittings to the horizo...	Rule	Apr 18, 2002
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Model DHC-8-400, -401, and -402 Series Airplanes This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Bombardier Model DHC-8-400, -401, and -402 series airplanes. This action requires revising the Airplane Flight Manual to advise the flight crew of appropriate proc...	Rule	Apr 18, 2002
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Dornier Model 328-100 and -300 Series Airplanes This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Dornier Model 328-100 and -300 series airplanes. This proposal would require inspecting the identification plate on the fire extinguisher bottle o...	Proposed Rule	Apr 18, 2002
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce plc Models Spey 506-14A, 555-15, 555-15H, 555-15N, and 555-15P Turbojet Engines The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to Rolls-Royce plc (RR) Spey 506-14A, 555-15, 555-15H, 555-15N, and 555-15P turbojet engines. This proposal would require replacing cert...	Proposed Rule	Apr 18, 2002

Drawbridge operations:

No documents available.

Exemption petitions, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FRA Petition for Waiver of Compliance Metro-North Commuter Railroad et al.	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Transportation Department > FRA Petition for Waiver of Compliance National Railroad Passenger Corp. (Amtrak)	Notice	Apr 18, 2002

Hazardous materials:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > RSPA Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of applications for exemptions In accordance with the procedures governing the application for, and the processing of, exemptions from the Department of Transportation's Hazardous Materials Regulations (49 CFR Part 107, Subpart B), notice is hereby given that the Office of Hazardo...	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Transportation Department > RSPA Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; Notice of Applications for Modification of Exemption In accordance with the procedures governing the application for, and the processing of, exemptions from the Department of Transportation's Hazardous Materials Regulations (49 CFR Part 107, Subpart B), notice is hereby given that the Office of Hazardo...	Notice	Apr 18, 2002

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA RTCA Government/Industry Free Flight Steering Committee Meeting The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a meeting of the RTCA Government/Industry Free Flight Steering Committee.	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Transportation Department > FAA RTCA Special Committee 172: Future Air-Ground Communications in the Very High Frequency (VHF) Aeronautical Data Band (118-137 MHz) The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a meeting of RTCA Special Committee 172: Future Air-Ground Communications in the VHF Aeronautical Data Band (118-137 MHz).	Notice	Apr 18, 2002
Transportation Department > FAA RTCA Special Committee 199: Airport Security Access Control Systems The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a meeting of RTCA Special Committee 199: Airport Security Access Control Systems.	Notice	Apr 18, 2002

Passenger facility charges; applications, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Notice of Intent To Rule on an Application 01-07-C-00-STL to Impose and Use the Revenue From a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, St. Louis, MO This document requests public comment on the supplementary material provided by the applicant, the City of St. Louis Airport Authority, in support of its application to the FAA for authority to impose and use the revenue from a PFC at Lambert-St. Lou...	Notice	Apr 18, 2002

Ports and waterways safety:

No documents available.

Railroad services abandonment:

No documents available.

Veterans Affairs Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
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 Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs, has submitted the collection of information abstracted belo...	Notice	Apr 18, 2002

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Commerce Department

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Defense Department

Civilian health and medical program of uniformed services (CHAMPUS):

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Meetings:

Education Department

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Energy Department

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Meetings:

Natural Gas Policy Act:

Environmental Protection Agency

Air pollution control:

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

Pesticide registration, cancellation, etc.:

Pesticide, food, and feed additive petitions:

Pesticides; tolerances in food, animal feeds, and raw agricultural commodities:

Superfund program:

Federal Communications Commission

Digital television stations; table of assignments:

Radio stations; table of assignments:

Federal Election Commission

Federal Maritime Commission

Investigations, hearings, petitions, etc.:

Ocean transportation intermediary licenses:

Health and Human Services Department

Agency information collection activities:

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Meetings:

Homeland Security Department

Drawbridge operations:

Ports and waterways safety:

Housing and Urban Development Department

Agency information collection activities:

Interior Department

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Meetings:

Justice Department

Agency information collection activities:

National cooperative research notifications:

Pollution control; consent judgments:

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Labor Department

Agency information collection activities:

Coal mine and metal and nonmetal mine safety and health:

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Safety standard petitions:

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Agency information collection activities:

Personnel Management Office

Agency information collection activities:

Securities and Exchange Commission

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Small Business Administration

Agency information collection activities:

Small business size standards:

Social Security Administration

Social security benefits:

State Department

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Missile technology proliferation activities; sanctions:

Surface Transportation Board

Railroad services abandonment:

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Trade Policy Staff Committee

Transportation Department

Advisory circulars; availability, etc.:

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Trade Representative, Office of United States