September 16, 2002 (Volume 67)

Federal Register September 16, 2002

View all documents issued on September 16, 2002. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

114 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on September 16, 2002

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Title Type Published
Pursuant to the Pork Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Act of 1985 (Act) and the Pork Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Order (Order) thereunder, this final rule decreases the current rate of assessment of 0.45 percent of the...
Rule Sep 16, 2002
The Department of Agriculture, with the concurrence of the Office of Government Ethics (OGE), amends the Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Department of Agriculture (Supplement) to comply with section 5321 of the Farm Sec...
Rule Sep 16, 2002

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
In accordance with Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on proposed information collections. This information collection is based on the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Em...
Notice Sep 16, 2002
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Rural Housing Service's intention to request an extension for a currently approved information collection in support of the program for 7 CFR Part 3550, Direct Single F...
Notice Sep 16, 2002

Boundary establishment, descriptions, etc.:

Title Type Published
On June 3, 2002, the Secretary of Agriculture created the 1,863.57-acre Drift Creek Purchase Unit in Lincoln County, Oregon. A copy of the establishment document, which includes the legal descripton of the lands within the purchase unit, appears at t...
Notice Sep 16, 2002
On June 25, 2002, the Secretary of Agriculture added lands to the Yonah Mountain Purchase Unit. These additional lands comprise approximately 1,300 acres, more or less, within White County, Georgia. A copy of the addition document, which includes the...
Notice Sep 16, 2002

Electric loans:

Title Type Published
The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) is amending its' regulations to provide the Administrator with loan processing prioritization authority for recently merged companies. This change will allow the Administrator to grant or decline priority or grant pr...
Rule Sep 16, 2002

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title Type Published
The USDA Forest Service announces its intent to prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) to the Griffin Springs Resource Management Project (GSRMP) Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS). The GSRMP FEIS evaluated alternatives...
Notice Sep 16, 2002

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council will meet in Burlington, Vermont, October 17-19, 2002. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss emerging issues in urban and community forestry.
Notice Sep 16, 2002
The Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety, United States Department of Agriculture, is sponsoring a public meeting on Tuesday, October 1, 2002, to provide information and receive public comments on agenda items that will be discussed at the C...
Notice Sep 16, 2002
The Winema and Fremont Resource Advisory Committee will meet in Klamath Falls, Oregon, for the purpose of evaluating and recommending resource management projects for funding in 2003, under the provisions of Title II of the Secure Rural Schools and C...
Notice Sep 16, 2002

Plant-related quarantine, domestic:

Title Type Published
We are adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the pink bollworm regulations by removing the State of Oklahoma from the lists of quarantined States and regulated areas. Statewide trapping surveys conducted over the last...
Rule Sep 16, 2002

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
Submission for OMB review; comment request
Notice Sep 16, 2002

Antidumping:

Title Type Published
On August 15, 2002, the United States Court of International Trade ("CIT") sustained the final remand determination made by the Department of Commerce ("the Department") pursuant to the Court's remand of the final determination of the administrative...
Notice Sep 16, 2002

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Fishery conservation and management:

Title Type Published
NMFS issues a proposed rule to extend through 2007 the existing regulations for the interim North Pacific Groundfish Observer Program (Observer Program), which otherwise expires December 31, 2002. This proposed rule would also amend regulations gover...
Proposed Rule Sep 16, 2002

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) and its Executive Committee, Ecosystems Planning Committee, and Law Enforcement Committee (with Advisor) will hold a public meeting. There will also be a meeting of the Joint Mid-Atlantic Fishery...
Notice Sep 16, 2002
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and its advisory committees will hold public meetings in Seattle, WA.
Notice Sep 16, 2002

Consumer Product Safety Commission logo Consumer Product Safety Commission

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Consumer Product Safety Commission requests comments on a proposed extension of approval for a period of three years from the date of approval of a collection of information assoc...
Notice Sep 16, 2002
As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Consumer Product Safety Commission requests comments on a proposed extension of approval, through November 30, 2005, of information collection requirements for manufacture...
Notice Sep 16, 2002

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Title Type Published
The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-164 dated 21 July 1996.
Notice Sep 16, 2002
The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Pub L 104-164 dated 21 July 1996.
Notice Sep 16, 2002
The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-164 dated 21 July 1996.
Notice Sep 16, 2002
The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-164 dated 21 July 1996.
Notice Sep 16, 2002
The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-164 dated 21 July 1996.
Notice Sep 16, 2002
The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Pub L 104-164 dated 21 July 1996.
Notice Sep 16, 2002
The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-164 dated 21 July 1996.
Notice Sep 16, 2002
Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-164 dated 21 July 1996.
Notice Sep 16, 2002
The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-164 dated 21 July 1996.
Notice Sep 16, 2002
The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-164 dated 21 July 1996.
Notice Sep 16, 2002
The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-164 dated 21 July 1996.
Notice Sep 16, 2002
The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-164 dated 21 July 1996.
Notice Sep 16, 2002

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

Title Type Published
This notice provides for the updating of hospital-specific per diem rates for high volume providers and regional per diem rates for low volume providers; the updated cap per diem for high volume providers; the beneficiary per diem cost-share amount f...
Notice Sep 16, 2002

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Defense Science Board (DSB) Task Force on the Role and Status of DoD Red Teaming Activities will meet in closed session on September 24, 2002; November 14, 2002; and December 17, 2002, at Strategic Analysis Inc., 3601 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington,...
Notice Sep 16, 2002
The Defense Science Board Task Force on Enduring Freedom Lessons Learned will meet in closed session on September 26-27, 2002, at the US Central Command and the US Special Operations Command, MacDill AFB, Tampa, FL. This Task Force will review curren...
Notice Sep 16, 2002
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), announcement is made of the following Committee meeting:
Notice Sep 16, 2002

Education Department logo Education Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
The Leader, Regulatory Information Management Group, Office of the Chief Information Officer, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Notice Sep 16, 2002

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Meetings:

Title Type Published
This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a forthcoming meeting of the Advisory Council on Education Statistics (ACES). Notice of this meeting is required under section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. This document is...
Notice Sep 16, 2002

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Sep 16, 2002
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Sep 16, 2002

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title Type Published
Boston Edison Co.
Notice Sep 16, 2002
California Independent System Operator Corp.
Notice Sep 16, 2002
Calypso Pipeline, LLC et al.
Notice Sep 16, 2002
Clear Creek Storage Co., L.L.C.
Notice Sep 16, 2002
Granite State Gas Transmission
Notice Sep 16, 2002
Guardian Pipeline, L.L.C.
Notice Sep 16, 2002
Guardian Pipeline, L.L.C.
Notice Sep 16, 2002
Gulfstream Natural Gas System, L.L.C.
Notice Sep 16, 2002
Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.
Notice Sep 16, 2002
PacifiCorp
Notice Sep 16, 2002
Springville City
Notice Sep 16, 2002
Texas Eastern Transmission, LP
Notice Sep 16, 2002
Texas Gas Transmission Corp.
Notice Sep 16, 2002
Vector Pipeline L.P.
Notice Sep 16, 2002

Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
Oconto Electric Cooperative
Notice Sep 16, 2002

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

Title Type Published
This Floodplain Statement of Findings is for the construction and operation of proposed access control and traffic improvements at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). Construction actions could occur near and over the floodplains of Mortandad and...
Notice Sep 16, 2002

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Department of Energy, Idaho Operations Office, is soliciting applications for research and development grant awards in nuclear engineering topics. It is anticipated that on September 16, 2002, a full text for Solicitation Number DE-PS07-031D...
Notice Sep 16, 2002

Meetings:

Title Type Published
This notice announces a meeting of the Nuclear Energy Research Advisory Committee. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92- 463, 86 Stat. 770), requires that public notice of the meetings be announced in the Federal Register.
Notice Sep 16, 2002

Practice and procedure:

Title Type Published
Off-the-record communications
Notice Sep 16, 2002

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Air pollutants, hazardous; national emission standards:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to section 112(l) of the Clean Air Act (CAA), the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection submitted a request for approval to implement and enforce 310 CMR 70.01-04 Environmental Results Program (ERP) Certification and 310 CMR 7...
Rule Sep 16, 2002
EPA proposes to approve Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection's (MA DEP) request to implement and enforce its Regulation 310 CMR, Sections 7.26(10)-(16) Perchloroethylene Air Emissions Standards for Dry Cleaning Facilities and Sections...
Proposed Rule Sep 16, 2002

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

Title Type Published
On July 30, 2001, the Governor of the State of Colorado submitted a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision for the purpose of establishing a redesignation for the Denver, Colorado area from nonattainment to attainment for particulate matter with an...
Rule Sep 16, 2002

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Environmental Protection Agency's Environmental Laboratory Advisory Board (ELAB) will have a teleconference meeting on October 16, 2002, at 11 A.M. EDT to discuss the ideas, comments, and suggestions presented at the July 11 ELAB Meeting and the...
Notice Sep 16, 2002
The Exposure Modeling Work Group (EMWG) will hold a 1-day meeting on September 24, 2002. This notice announces the location and time for the meeting and sets forth the tentative agenda topics.
Notice Sep 16, 2002

Superfund; response and remedial actions, proposed settlements, etc.:

Title Type Published
In accordance with section 122(i)(1) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9622(i)(1), notice is hereby given of a proposed administrative settlement concerning the Amchem CERCLA Removal Site, Ambler, Pennsylvania. The administrative settlement was signed by the Unit...
Notice Sep 16, 2002

Federal Labor Relations Authority logo Federal Labor Relations Authority

Senior Executive Service:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given of the members of the Performance Review Board.
Notice Sep 16, 2002

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
Background. On June 15, 1984, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) delegated to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) its approval authority under the Paperwork Reduction Act, as per 5 CFR 1320.16, to approve of and assign...
Notice Sep 16, 2002

Federal Trade Commission logo Federal Trade Commission

Appliances, consumer; energy consumption and water use information in labeling and advertising:

Title Type Published
The Federal Trade Commission ("Commission") announces that the current ranges of comparability for central air conditioners, and heat pumps will remain in effect until further notice. Finally, the Commission amends the portions of Appendices H (Cooli...
Rule Sep 16, 2002

Prohibited trade practices:

Title Type Published
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 Sep 16, 2002

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a collection of information entitled "Food Canning Establishment Registration, Process Filing and Recordkeeping for Acidified Foods and Thermally Processed Low-Acid Foods in Hermetically Seale...
Notice Sep 16, 2002
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that the proposed collection of information entitled "Dissemination of Information on Unapproved/New Uses for Marketed Drugs, Biologics, and Devices has been submitted to the Office of Management a...
Notice Sep 16, 2002

Medical devices:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reclassifying cyclosporine and tacrolimus assays from class III (premarket approval) to class II (special controls). These assays are used as an aid in the management of transplant patients receiving these dr...
Rule Sep 16, 2002

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of the guidance entitled "Class II Special Controls Guidance Document; Cyclosporine and Tacrolimus Assays; Guidance for Industry and FDA." These assays are used as an aid in the ma...
Notice Sep 16, 2002

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard announces a change of policy on recertification procedures for alternative voluntary advisory groups in lieu of councils at Prince William Sound and Cook Inlet regions of Alaska. Under the Oil Terminal and Oil Tanker Environmental Ove...
Notice Sep 16, 2002

Drawbridge operations:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary final rule governing the operation of the Route 7 (Rutgers Street) Bridge, at mile 8.9, across the Passaic River at Belleville, New Jersey. This rule allows the bridge to remain in the closed position from...
Rule Sep 16, 2002

Meetings:

No documents available.

Ports and waterways safety:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary security zone encompassing all water extending 200 feet from the water's edge of the left descending bank on the Ohio River, beginning from mile marker 119.0 and ending at mile marker 119.8. This security z...
Rule Sep 16, 2002
The Coast Guard is temporarily expanding the geographical boundaries of the permanent security zone at Naval Base, San Diego, California (33 CFR 165.1101), extending it by approximately 80 feet seaward of the pier heads at the request of the U.S. Nav...
Rule Sep 16, 2002

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject propos...
Notice Sep 16, 2002
The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject propos...
Notice Sep 16, 2002

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Eugene Resource Advisory Committee will hold a meeting in Eugene, Oregon. Agenda topics include review of last meeting minutes, end of year evaluation and discussion of future projects. The meeting is being held under the authority of Public Law...
Notice Sep 16, 2002

Realty actions; sales, leases, etc.:

Title Type Published
The following BLM public lands in San Luis Obispo County, California have been examined and found suitable for classification for conveyance to the County of San Luis Obispo under the provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act, as amended (...
Notice Sep 16, 2002

National Credit Union Administration logo National Credit Union Administration

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Sep 16, 2002

N
National Science Foundation

Meetings:

Title Type Published
NSF-NASA National Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Committee
Notice Sep 16, 2002

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Sep 16, 2002
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Sep 16, 2002

Securities:

Title Type Published
We are adopting amendments to our rules and forms to accelerate the filing of quarterly and annual reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 by domestic reporting companies that have a public float of at least $75 million, that have been subj...
Rule Sep 16, 2002

Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

Disaster loan areas:

Title Type Published
California
Notice Sep 16, 2002
California
Notice Sep 16, 2002

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The nature...
Notice Sep 16, 2002

Airworthiness directives:

Title Type Published
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the specified Eurocopter France (ECF) model helicopters that requires inspecting each tail rotor blade de-icing rotating collector (collector) for radial play and rotation torque at specifi...
Rule Sep 16, 2002
This amendment supersedes an existing airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to Eurocopter France (ECF) Model AS332C, L, and L1 and Model SA330F, G, and J helicopters, that currently requires an inspection to determine the angular play of the tail...
Rule Sep 16, 2002

Aviation proceedings:

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

No documents available.

Drawbridge operations:

No documents available.

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title Type Published
The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an environmental impact statement will be prepared for a proposed transportation project in Fort Bend County, Texas.
Notice Sep 16, 2002

Hazardous materials:

Title Type Published
RSPA (we) is amending its regulations concerning registration of persons who transport or offer for transportation in commerce certain categories and quantities of hazardous materials. We are adopting the North American Industry Classification System...
Rule Sep 16, 2002

Meetings:

Title Type Published
This notice announces a public meeting of the Aviation Security Advisory Committee (ASAC).
Notice Sep 16, 2002

Ports and waterways safety:

No documents available.

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

No documents available.

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
The Financial Management Service, 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 a continuing information collection. By this no...
Notice Sep 16, 2002
The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...
Notice Sep 16, 2002
The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...
Notice Sep 16, 2002

Excise taxes:

Title Type Published
This document contains a notice of public hearing on proposed regulations relating to the definition of a highway vehicle for purposes of various excise taxes.
Proposed Rule Sep 16, 2002

Foreign corporations; gross income; exclusions

Title Type Published
This document contains corrections to a notice of proposed rulemaking and notice of public hearing that was published in the Federal Register on Friday, August 2, 2002 (67 FR 50510), relating to exclusions from gross income of foreign corporations.
Proposed Rule Sep 16, 2002

Veterans Affairs Department logo Veterans Affairs Department

Disabilities rating schedule:

Title Type Published
Correction
Notice Sep 16, 2002

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

No documents available.

Privacy Act:

Title Type Published
As required by the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a(e), notice is hereby given that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is adding a new system of records, "National Veterans Museum Donation Records--VA" (120VA047).
Notice Sep 16, 2002

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