Federal Register November 15, 2002 (Volume 67)

Agencies Publishing on November 15, 2002

Agriculture Department (3)
American Battle Monuments Commission (1)
Commerce Department (7)
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (1)
Defense Department (3)
Education Department (3)
Energy Department (2)
Environmental Protection Agency (7)
Federal Communications Commission (1)
Federal Reserve System (2)
Health and Human Services Department (17)
Homeland Security Department (3)
Housing and Urban Development Department (2)
Interior Department (12)
Justice Department (13)
Labor Department (1)
Legal Services Corporation (1)
Library of Congress (1)
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National Science Foundation (1)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (5)
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (2)
Postal Service (1)
Securities and Exchange Commission (13)
Social Security Administration (3)
State Department (1)
Surface Transportation Board (1)
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Trade Representative, Office of United States (1)
Transportation Department (12)
Treasury Department (1)
Veterans Affairs Department (12)

Agriculture Department

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > AMS United States Standards for Grades of Grapefruit Juice The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is withdrawing a notice soliciting public comments on a petition to change the United States Standards for Grades of Grapefruit Juice. This notice is in response to a letter from a petitioner requesting that t...	Notice	Nov 15, 2002

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS Black Hills National Forest, South Dakota, Elk Bugs and Fuel Project In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act, notice is hereby given that the Forest Service, Black Hills National Forest will prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement to disclose the environmental consequences of the proposed Elk B...	Notice	Nov 15, 2002

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FSIS Codex Alimentarius Commission: Eighteenth Session of the Codex Committee on Fats and Oils The Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety, of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration, of the Department of Health and Human Services, are sponsoring a public meeting on January 7, 2003, to review the technical...	Notice	Nov 15, 2002

American Battle Monuments Commission

Title	Type	Published
American Battle Monuments Commission Revision of the Freedom of Information Act Regulations and Implementation of the Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996 The American Battle Monuments Commission proposes to revise its regulations for responding to public requests for access to records or information under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). These regulations update and amplify the Commission's curr...	Proposed Rule	Nov 15, 2002

Commerce Department

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NTIA The Housing Foreclosure, Repossession, and Default Notices Exception to the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act Section 101 of the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, Pub. L. 106-229, codified at 15 U.S.C. 7001 et seq. ("ESIGN" or "the Act"), preserves the legal effect, validity, and enforceability of signatures and contracts relating to...	Notice	Nov 15, 2002

Fishery conservation and management:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Herring Fishery NMFS proposes specifications for the 2003 Atlantic herring fishery. The regulations for the Atlantic herring fishery require NMFS to publish specifications for the upcoming year and to provide an opportunity for public comment. The intent of the spec...	Proposed Rule	Nov 15, 2002
Commerce Department > NOAA Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Amendment 1 to the Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Tunas, Swordfish and Sharks; Shark Management Measures NMFS announces its intent to prepare an EIS under the National Environmental Policy Act to assess the potential effects on the human environment of its proposed action to initiate Amendment 1 to the Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Tunas, Swordfi...	Proposed Rule	Nov 15, 2002
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Black Sea Bass Fishery; Commercial Quota Harvested for Quarter 4 Period NMFS announces that the black sea bass commercial quota available in the Quarter 4 period to the coastal states from Maine through North Carolina has been harvested. Commercial vessels may not land black sea bass in these states north of 35[deg]15.3'...	Rule	Nov 15, 2002

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA NOAA Ocean Exploration Initiative, Fiscal Year 2003 NOAA's Office of Ocean Exploration (OE) is seeking pre- proposals and full proposals for grants and cooperative agreements and other financial collaborations in support of OE's mission to expand our knowledge base of the ocean's physical, chemical an...	Notice	Nov 15, 2002

Permits:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Marine Mammals; File No. 774-1649-01 Notice is hereby given that Permit No. 774-1649-00 issued to the Southwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, 8604 La Jolla Shores Drive, La Jolla, California 92038 (Principle Investigator: Rennie Holt, Ph.D.) has been amend...	Notice	Nov 15, 2002

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Antidumping Proceedings: Affiliated Party Sales in the Ordinary Course of Trade The Department of Commerce is modifying its methodology in antidumping proceedings concerning the determination of whether sales to affiliated parties in the comparison market are made in the ordinary course of trade and thus may be considered for us...	Notice	Nov 15, 2002

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

Title	Type	Published
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled Procurement List; Proposed Additions The Committee is proposing to add to the Procurement List services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities. Comments must be received on or before: December 15, 2002.	Notice	Nov 15, 2002

Defense Department

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Joint Military Intelligence College Board of Visitors Closed Meeting Pursuant to the provisions of subsection (d) of section 10 of Public Law 92-463, as amended by section 5 of Public Law 94-409, notice is hereby given that a closed meeting of the Defense Intelligence Agency Joint Military Intelligence College Board o...	Notice	Nov 15, 2002
Defense Department Change in Meeting Date of the DOD Advisory Group on Electron Devices Working Group B (Microelectronics) of the DoD Advisory Group on Electron Devices (AGED) announces a change to a closed session meeting.	Notice	Nov 15, 2002

Privacy Act:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records The Defense Security Service (DSS) is transferring two systems of records to the Defense Human Resources Activity, Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD). The systems of records are identified as V5-05, entitled `Security Research Center Espionage...	Notice	Nov 15, 2002

Education Department

Civil rights:

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Boy Scouts of America Equal Access Act We are soliciting comments from interested parties on the Boy Scouts of America Equal Access Act. This Act directs the Secretary of Education, through the Office for Civil Rights, to ensure compliance with this new law. We will consider comments rece...	Proposed Rule	Nov 15, 2002

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Education Department Vocational Rehabilitation Service Projects for American Indians With Disabilities; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2003 American Indians with disabilities; vocational rehabilitation service projects	Notice	Nov 15, 2002
Education Department Office of Postsecondary Education; Strengthening Institutions (SIP), American Indian Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCU), Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions (ANNH) and Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Programs; Notice of Reopening the Processes for Designation as an Eligible Institution for Fiscal Year (FY) 2001 and FY 2002 for a Limited Purpose An institution of higher education (IHE) that is designated an eligible institution under the SIP, TCCU, ANNH and HSI Programs may receive a waiver of certain non-Federal share requirements under the Federal Work Study (FWS) and Federal Supplemental...	Notice	Nov 15, 2002

Energy Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Office of Science Financial Assistance Program Notice 03-05: Genomes to Life The Office of Biological and Environmental Research (OBER) and the Office of Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR) of the Office of Science (SC), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), hereby announce their interest in receiving applications for re...	Notice	Nov 15, 2002

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department Biological and Environmental Research Advisory Committee This notice announces a meeting of the Biological and Environmental Research Advisory Committee. Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register.	Notice	Nov 15, 2002

Environmental Protection Agency

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

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets in Progress, Attainment, and Maintenance State Implementation Plans for Ozone, Carbon Monoxide, and Nitrogen Dioxide; California EPA is taking final action to limit the duration of our approvals of motor vehicle emissions budgets ("budgets") in certain existing California state implementation plans (SIPs) that provide for progress, attainment, and maintenance of the 1-hour ozo...	Rule	Nov 15, 2002

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments EPA has environmental concerns regarding the direct and indirect consequences of this proposal which will require additional information to determine if the unavoidable losses will be appropriately mitigated. ERP No. D-DOE-L08063-WA Rating EC2, Plymo...	Notice	Nov 15, 2002
Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability Weekly receipts	Notice	Nov 15, 2002

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Notice of Meeting of the EPA's Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee (CHPAC) Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given that the next meeting of the Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee (CHPAC) will be held December 2-4, 2002 at the Hotel Washington,...	Notice	Nov 15, 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	Nov 15, 2002

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Notice of Availability of Annual Reports as Required by the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPAct) The Environmental Protection Agency announces the availability of reports summarizing compliance with alternative fueled vehicle acquisition requiremetns of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPAct). These reports are available at the following Web site:...	Notice	Nov 15, 2002

Superfund program:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Prospective Purchaser Agreement Under CERCLA for the Pruitt & Grace Superfund Site EPA is proposing to execute a Prospective Purchaser Agreement ("PPA") under authority of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ("CERCLA"), 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq., as amended, and under the inherent authorit...	Notice	Nov 15, 2002

Federal Communications Commission

Common carrier services:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Revised Inventory and Auction Start Date for Closed Auction of Licenses for Cellular Unserved Service Areas; Comment Sought on Reserve Prices or Minimum Opening Bids and Other Auction Procedures This document revises the starting date for Auction No. 47, revises the auction inventory to include three additional licenses, and seeks comment on procedural issues related to the auction of these additional licenses. This document revises the auct...	Notice	Nov 15, 2002

Federal Reserve System

Banks and bank holding companies:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Reserve System Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisition of Shares of Bank or Bank Holding Companies Change in bank control	Notice	Nov 15, 2002
Federal Reserve System Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies Formations, acquisitions, and mergers	Notice	Nov 15, 2002

Health and Human Services Department

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department Federal Financial Participation in State Assistance Expenditures; Federal Matching Shares for Medicaid, the State Children's Health Insurance Program, and Aid to Needy Aged, Blind, or Disabled Persons for October 1, 2003 Through September 30, 2004 The Federal Medical Assistance Percentages and Enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentages for Fiscal Year 2004 have been calculated pursuant to the Social Security Act (the Act). These percentages will be effective from October 1, 2003 through S...	Notice	Nov 15, 2002

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > HRSA Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Comment Request Proposed collection; comment request	Notice	Nov 15, 2002
Health and Human Services Department > CDC Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review Submission for OMB review; comment request	Notice	Nov 15, 2002

Food for human consumption:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Food Labeling: Trans Fatty Acids in Nutrition Labeling, Nutrient Content Claims, and Health Claims; Reopening of the Comment Period The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reopening to December 16, 2002, the comment period for a proposed rule published in the Federal Register of November 17, 1999 (64 FR 62746), in which FDA proposed to amend its regulations on nutrition labelin...	Proposed Rule	Nov 15, 2002

Medical devices:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Medical Devices; Classification for Medical Washer and Medical Washer-Disinfector The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is classifying the medical washer and medical washer-disinfector intended for general medical purposes to clean and dry surgical instruments, decontaminate or disinfect anesthesia equipment, hollowware, and othe...	Rule	Nov 15, 2002

Medicare:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Medicare Program: Changes to the Medicare Claims Appeal Procedures Under sections 1869 and 1879 of the Social Security Act (the Act), Medicare beneficiaries and, under certain circumstances, providers and suppliers of health care services, may appeal adverse determinations regarding claims for benefits under Medicar...	Proposed Rule	Nov 15, 2002
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Medicare Program; Changes to the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Calendar Year 2003 Payment Rates; and Changes to Payment Suspension for Unfiled Cost Reports; Correction This document corrects errors that appeared in the final rule with comment period published in the Federal Register on November 1, 2002 entitled "Changes to the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Calendar Year 2003 Payment Rates; and...	Rule	Nov 15, 2002

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Contaminants and Natural Toxicants Subcommittee of the Food Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting Notice.	Notice	Nov 15, 2002
Health and Human Services Department > SAMHSA The President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health; Notice of Meeting Mental Health, President's New Freedom Commission	Notice	Nov 15, 2002
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Cancer Institute; Notice of Closed Meeting National Cancer Institute	Notice	Nov 15, 2002
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Cancer Institute; Notice of Closed Meeting National Cancer Institute	Notice	Nov 15, 2002
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institute of Mental Health; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute of Mental Health	Notice	Nov 15, 2002
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Institutes on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism; Notice of Closed Meeting National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism	Notice	Nov 15, 2002
Health and Human Services Department > NIH National Library of Medicine; Notice of Meeting National Library of Medicine	Notice	Nov 15, 2002
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings Scientific Review Center	Notice	Nov 15, 2002
Health and Human Services Department > FDA Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting Notice.	Notice	Nov 15, 2002
Health and Human Services Department > NIH Clinical Center; Notice of Meeting Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center Board of Governors	Notice	Nov 15, 2002

Homeland Security Department

Drawbridge operations:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Industrial Seaway Canal, Gulfport, MS The Coast Guard is removing the existing drawbridge operation regulation for the draw of the Lorraine-Cowan Road Bridge across the Industrial Seaway Canal, mile 11.3, at Gulfport, Mississippi. A replacement bridge has been constructed and the existin...	Rule	Nov 15, 2002
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Portage Bayou, Pass Christian, MS The Coast Guard is removing the existing drawbridge operation regulation for the draw of the Portage bascule bridge across Portage Bayou, mile 2.0, at Pass Christian, Mississippi. The existing bridge has been removed from service and a replacement br...	Rule	Nov 15, 2002

Ports and waterways safety:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Regulated Navigation Area, Safety and Security Zones; Long Island Sound Marine Inspection and Captain of the Port Zone The Coast Guard is extending the effective period of a regulated navigation area (RNA) and certain safety and security zones published January 4, 2002. This change will extend the effective period of the temporary final rule through March 15, 2003, a...	Rule	Nov 15, 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; Request for Termination of Multifamily Mortgage Insurance 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	Nov 15, 2002

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Housing and Urban Development Department Federal Property Suitable as Facilities To Assist the Homeless This Notice identifies unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal property reviewed by HUD for suitability for possible use to assist the homeless.	Notice	Nov 15, 2002

Interior Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BIA Proposed Agency Information Collection; Comment Request In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces that we are seeking comments from interested parties to renew the clearance for Application for Job Placement and Training Program, OMB No. 1076-0062.	Notice	Nov 15, 2002

Contract negotiations:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BOR Quarterly Status Report of Water Service, Repayment, and Other Water-Related Contract Negotiations Notice is hereby given of proposed contractual actions that are new modified, discontinued, or completed since the last publication of this notice on August 5, 2002. The January 31, 2002, notice should be used as a reference point to identify changes...	Notice	Nov 15, 2002

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement/ Environmental Impact Report and Receipt of an Application for an Incidental Take Permit for the Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan The County of Riverside (County), Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, Riverside County Transportation Commission, Riverside County Parks and Open Space District, Riverside County Waste Department, California Department of...	Notice	Nov 15, 2002

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > NPS Fire Management Plan, Environmental Impact Statement, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico Under the provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the National Park Service is preparing an environmental impact statement for the Fire Management Plan for Carlsbad Caverns National Park. This effort will result in a new wildland...	Notice	Nov 15, 2002

Fishery conservation and management:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for Blackburn's Sphinx Moth We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce the availability of the draft economic analysis for the proposed designations of critical habitat for the Blackburn's sphinx moth (Manduca blackburni) on the islands of Maui, Hawaii, Molokai, and Kahoo...	Proposed Rule	Nov 15, 2002
Interior Department > FWS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determination of Critical Habitat for the Kauai Cave Wolf Spider and Kauai Cave Amphipod We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce the availability of the draft economic analysis for the proposed designations of critical habitat for the Kauai cave wolf spider and Kauai cave amphipod from the island of Kauai, Hawaii. We are now pro...	Proposed Rule	Nov 15, 2002
Interior Department > FWS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designations of Critical Habitat for Plant Species From the Island of Lanai, HI We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announce the reopening of the public comment period for the proposed rule to designate critical habitat for 32 plants from the island of Lanai, Hawaii. We have received new information since the close...	Proposed Rule	Nov 15, 2002

Liquor and tobacco sale or distribution ordinance:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > BIA Mooretown Rancheria Alcoholic Beverage Control Law Amendment This notice publishes the Mooretown Rancheria Alcoholic Beverage Control Law Amendment as set forth by Resolution 98-16. The Mooretown Rancheria Alcoholic Beverage Control Law was originally published in the Federal Register of February 11, 2000. Thi...	Notice	Nov 15, 2002

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department Office of the Secretary, Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council; Notice of Meeting The Department of the Interior, Office of the Secretary is announcing a public meeting of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Public Advisory Committee.	Notice	Nov 15, 2002

Permanent program and abandoned mine land reclamation plan submission:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > OSM Louisiana Regulatory Program We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM), are approving an amendment to the Louisiana regulatory program (Louisiana program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). Louisiana proposed...	Rule	Nov 15, 2002

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department Office of the Secretary, Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council; Invitation for Comment The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council is asking the public, private organizations, and government agencies to submit comments on the Draft Work Plan for Federal Fiscal Year 2003: Phase II, which implements the Gulf Ecosystem Monitoring and Resea...	Notice	Nov 15, 2002

Senior Executive Service:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department Performance Review Board Appointments This notice provides the names of individuals who have been appointed to serve as members of the Department of the Interior Performance Review Board.	Notice	Nov 15, 2002

Justice Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > ATF, Treasury Department Proposed Collection; Comment Request 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 comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Pap...	Notice	Nov 15, 2002
Justice Department > ATF, Treasury Department Proposed Collection; Comment Request 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 comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Pap...	Notice	Nov 15, 2002
Justice Department > ATF, Treasury Department Proposed Collection; Comment Request 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 comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Pap...	Notice	Nov 15, 2002
Justice Department > ATF, Treasury Department Proposed Collection; Comment Request 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 comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Pap...	Notice	Nov 15, 2002
Justice Department Office of Community Policing Services; Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested 30-day notice of information collection under review: new collection; Making Officer Redeployment Effective (MORE) Closeout Report.	Notice	Nov 15, 2002
Justice Department > OJP Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested 30-day notice of information collection under review: new collection; NTTAC user Feedback Form.	Notice	Nov 15, 2002

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > OJJDP Program Announcement for the Promising Programs for Substance Abuse Prevention: Replication and Evaluation Initiative The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) is requesting applications for the Promising Programs for Substance Abuse Prevention: Replication and Evaluation Initiative, a 2- year initiative that will replicate and evaluate the e...	Notice	Nov 15, 2002

National cooperative research notifications:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department > ANTITRUST Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Financial Services Technology Consortium, Inc. Financial Services Technology Consortium, Inc.	Notice	Nov 15, 2002
Justice Department > ANTITRUST Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Multiservice Switching Forum Multiservice Switching Forum	Notice	Nov 15, 2002

Pollution control; consent judgments:

Title	Type	Published
Justice Department Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to CERCLA Oakley-Keesee Ford, Inc.	Notice	Nov 15, 2002
Justice Department Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act Ponderosa Fibres of America, Inc., et al.	Notice	Nov 15, 2002
Justice Department Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act Reinhold Industries, Inc.	Notice	Nov 15, 2002
Justice Department Notice of Lodging Proposed Consent Decree Todd, Janice D.	Notice	Nov 15, 2002

Labor Department

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department Minimum Wages for Federal and Federally Assisted Construction; General Wage Determination Decisions Minimum wages for Federal and federally-assisted construction; general wage determination decisions	Notice	Nov 15, 2002

Legal Services Corporation

Title	Type	Published
Legal Services Corporation Sunshine Act Meeting of the Board of Directors Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Nov 15, 2002

Library of Congress

Copyright office and procedures:

Title	Type	Published
Library of Congress > COLC Notice of Termination The Copyright Office is publishing a final rule amending its regulation governing notices of termination of transfers and licenses covering the extended renewal term. The current regulation is limited to notices of termination made under section 304(...	Rule	Nov 15, 2002

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National Science Foundation

Title	Type	Published
National Science Foundation Sunshine Act Meeting Notice Meetings; Sunshine Act	Notice	Nov 15, 2002

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; Comment Request The NRC has recently submitted to OMB for review the following proposal for the collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). The NRC hereby informs potential respondents that an agency...	Notice	Nov 15, 2002

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission North Atlantic Energy Service Corporation; Notice of Partial Withdrawal of Application for Amendment to Facility Operating License North Atlantic Energy Service Corp.	Notice	Nov 15, 2002

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Florida Power and Light Company, et al., St. Lucie, Units 1 and 2; Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact Florida Power Light Co. et al.	Notice	Nov 15, 2002

Petitions; Director's decisions:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission All Nuclear Power Reactor Licensees; Notice of Issuance of Director's Decision Under 10 CFR 2.206 National Whistleblower Center	Notice	Nov 15, 2002

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Availability of NUREG-1307, Revision 10, “Report on Waste Burial Charges: Changes in Decommissioning Waste Disposal Costs at Low-Level Waste Burial Facilities” The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is announcing the completion and availability of NUREG-1307, Revision 10, "Report on Waste Burial Charges," dated October 2002.	Notice	Nov 15, 2002

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

Multiemployer plans:

Title	Type	Published
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Required Interest Rate Assumption for Determining Variable-Rate Premium; Interest Assumptions for Multiemployer Plan Valuations Following Mass Withdrawal This notice informs the public of the interest rates and assumptions to be used under certain Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation regulations. These rates and assumptions are published elsewhere (or can be derived from rates published elsewhere), bu...	Notice	Nov 15, 2002

Single employer plans:

Title	Type	Published
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer Plans; Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Valuing and Paying Benefits The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's regulations on Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer Plans and Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans prescribe interest assumptions for valuing and paying benefits under terminating single-e...	Rule	Nov 15, 2002

Postal Service

Postage meters:

Title	Type	Published
Postal Service Authorization To Manufacture and Distribute Postage Meters This final rule amends the regulations for checking postage meters out of service and for handling faulty meters. The need to ensure the security of Postal Service revenues mandates these changes. The changes will clarify the responsibilities of the...	Rule	Nov 15, 2002

Securities and Exchange Commission

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Filings Under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as Amended (“Act”) Public utility holding company filings	Notice	Nov 15, 2002
Securities and Exchange Commission Filings Under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended (“Act”) Public utility holding company filings	Notice	Nov 15, 2002

Investment Company Act of 1940:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Fortis Benefits Insurance Company, et al.; Notice of Application Notice of amended and restated application for an order pursuant to Section 26(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Act") approving certain substitutions of securities.	Notice	Nov 15, 2002
Securities and Exchange Commission GC&H Investments, LLC, et al.; Notice of Application Notice of an application for an order under sections 6(b) and 6(e) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Act") granting an exemption from all provisions of the Act, except section 9, section 17 (other than certain provisions of paragraphs (a), (d), (f), (g) and (j)), section 30 (other than certain provisions of paragraphs (a), (b), (e), and (h)), sections 36 through 53, and the rules and regulations under the Act.	Notice	Nov 15, 2002

Securities:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Insider Trades During Pension Fund Blackout Periods We are proposing rules to clarify the application and prevent evasion of section 306(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Section 306(a) prohibits the directors and executive officers of an issuer from directly or indirectly purchasing, selling, or...	Proposed Rule	Nov 15, 2002

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change and Amendment Nos. 1 and 2 Thereto by the American Stock Exchange LLC Relating to the Review of a Floor Official's Market Decision American Stock Exchange LLC	Notice	Nov 15, 2002
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Order Approving Proposed Rule Change and Amendment No. 1 Thereto, and Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of Amendment No. 2 Thereto, by Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc. Relating to Customer Margin Requirements for Security Futures Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Nov 15, 2002
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Government Securities Clearing Corporation and MBS Clearing Corporation; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Changes Relating to the Merger of MBS Clearing Corporation into the Government Securities Clearing Corporation to Form the Fixed Income Clearing Corporation Government Securities Clearing Corp. et al.	Notice	Nov 15, 2002
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. To Establish as Permanent Two Pilot Programs Currently Contained in NASD Rule 6541 Relating to Manning Rule Protection for Customer Limit Orders Executed on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.	Notice	Nov 15, 2002
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change by the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. Amending NYSE Rule 60 to Eliminate Depth Indications and Depth Conditions New York Stock Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Nov 15, 2002
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change by New York Stock Exchange, Inc., Relating to Transactional Fees for Certain Exchange Traded Funds New York Stock Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Nov 15, 2002
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change by the Pacific Exchange, Inc. To Amend Its Schedule of Fees and Charges To Increase the User Transaction Credit for Certain Transactions in American Depositary Receipts Pacific Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Nov 15, 2002
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of Proposed Rule Change and Amendment No. 1 and Amendment No. 2 Thereto by the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc. Relating to Maintenance Listing Criteria for Underlying Securities in Phlx Rule 1010 and Original Listing Criteria for Underlying Securities in Phlx Rule 1009 Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Nov 15, 2002

Social Security Administration

Organization and procedures:

Title	Type	Published
Social Security Administration Federal Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income; Collection of Overdue Program and Administrative Debts Using Administrative Wage Garnishment We propose to modify our regulations dealing with the collection of program overpayment debts that arise under titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act (the Act) and administrative debts owed to us. Specifically, we propose to make some changes a...	Proposed Rule	Nov 15, 2002

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

Title	Type	Published
Social Security Administration Statement of Organization, Functions and Delegations of Authority Deputy Commissioner, Disability and Income Security Programs	Notice	Nov 15, 2002

Social security benefits and supplemental security income::

Title	Type	Published
Social Security Administration Claimant Identification Pilot Projects We propose to conduct pilot projects wherein we will request photographic identification from individuals filing for title II and title XVI disability benefits in specified geographic areas covered by the pilot projects. In addition, we would require...	Proposed Rule	Nov 15, 2002

State Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
State Department Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Request for Grant Proposals (RFGPs): The FREEDOM Support Act/Future Leaders Exchange (FSA/FLEX) Program: Host Family and School Placement The Youth Programs Division of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announces an open competition for the placement component of the FREEDOM Support Act/Future Leaders Exchange (FSA/FLEX) program. Public and private non-profit organizations...	Notice	Nov 15, 2002

Surface Transportation Board

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Illinois Central Railroad Company-Trackage Rights Exemption-Union Pacific Railroad Company Union Pacific Railroad Co.	Notice	Nov 15, 2002

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Trade Representative, Office of United States

Title	Type	Published
Trade Representative, Office of United States Request for Comments and Notice of Public Hearing Concerning Proposed Free Trade Agreement Negotiations With Southern Africa The United States intends to initiate negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) with Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa and Swaziland, which collectively comprise the Southern African Customs Union. The interagency Trade Policy Staff Committ...	Notice	Nov 15, 2002

Transportation Department

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department Computer Reservations System (CRS) Regulations; Statements of General Policy The Department's rules governing airline computer reservations systems ("CRSs" or "systems") obligate the Department to revisit the need for CRS rules. The Department initiated this proceeding to examine whether its existing CRS rules were still nece...	Proposed Rule	Nov 15, 2002

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > BTS Notice of Request To Renew Approval of Information This notice announces that the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) intends to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to renew approval for the information collection, the Annual and Quarterly Reports for Class I Motor Carriers of Pas...	Notice	Nov 15, 2002

Air carriers:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department Review Under 49 U.S.C. 41720 of Delta/Northwest/Continental Agreements Delta Air Lines, Northwest Airlines, and Continental Airlines have submitted code-sharing and frequent-flyer program reciprocity agreements to the Department for review under 49 U.S.C. 41720. That statute requires such agreements between major U.S. p...	Notice	Nov 15, 2002

Airmen certification:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Flight Simulation Device Initial and Continuing Qualification and Use This action extends the comment period for an NPRM that was published on September 25, 2002. In that document, the FAA proposed requirements to establish flight simulation device qualification requirements in a new part. This extension is a result of...	Proposed Rule	Nov 15, 2002

Airworthiness directives:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737-600, -700, -700C, -800, and -900 Series Airplanes This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Boeing Model 737-600, - 700, -700C, -800, and -900 series airplanes. This proposal would require installing speedbrake limitation placards in the...	Proposed Rule	Nov 15, 2002
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1, -1A, -1B, -7, -7A, -7B, -9, -9A, -11, -15, -15A, -17, -17A, -17R, and -17AR Turbofan Engines The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1, -1A, -1B, -7, -7A, -7B, -9, -9A, -11, -15, -15A, -17, -17A, - 17R, and -17AR turbofan engines. This proposal...	Proposed Rule	Nov 15, 2002
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce plc Model RB211 Turbofan Engines The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to Rolls-Royce plc (RR) model RB211-535E4-B-37 and RB211-535E4-B-75 turbofan engines. This proposal would require removal from service o...	Proposed Rule	Nov 15, 2002
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; SOCATA-Groupe AEROSPATIALE Models TB 9, TB 10, TB 20, TB 21, and TB 200 Airplanes This document proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) that would apply to all SOCATA--Groupe AEROSPATIALE (Socata) Models TB 9, TB 10, TB 20, TB 21, and TB 200 airplanes. This proposed AD would require you to inspect the aileron control...	Proposed Rule	Nov 15, 2002
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Robert E. Rust Models DeHavilland DH.C1 Chipmunk 21, 22, and 22A Airplanes This document proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) that would apply to certain Robert E. Rust (R.E. Rust) Models DeHavilland DH.C1 Chipmunk 21, 22, and 22A airplanes. This proposed AD would require you to inspect the fuselage to deter...	Proposed Rule	Nov 15, 2002

Aviation proceedings:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department Aviation Proceedings, Agreements Filed During the Week Ending November 1, 2002 Agreements filed; weekly receipts	Notice	Nov 15, 2002

Drawbridge operations:

No documents available.

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FHWA Environmental Impact Statement: Spotsylvania County, VA The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is issuing this notice to advise the public of its intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement in cooperation with the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) for the Spotsylvania Parkway Locatio...	Notice	Nov 15, 2002

Motor vehicle safety standards; exemption petitions, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > NHTSA Continental Tire North America Inc., Receipt of Application for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Continental Tire North America Inc.	Notice	Nov 15, 2002

Ports and waterways safety:

No documents available.

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

No documents available.

Treasury Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Submission for OMB review; comment request	Notice	Nov 15, 2002

Veterans Affairs Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department Proposed Information Collection Activity: Proposed Collection; Comment Request The Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal a...	Notice	Nov 15, 2002
Veterans Affairs Department Proposed Information Collection Activity: Proposed Collection; Comment Request The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal...	Notice	Nov 15, 2002
Veterans Affairs Department Proposed Information Collection Activity: Proposed Collection; Comment Request The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal...	Notice	Nov 15, 2002
Veterans Affairs Department Proposed Information Collection Activity: Proposed Collection; Comment Request The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal...	Notice	Nov 15, 2002
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 below...	Notice	Nov 15, 2002
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	Nov 15, 2002
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	Nov 15, 2002
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	Nov 15, 2002
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 below...	Notice	Nov 15, 2002

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Veterans Affairs Department Chiropractic Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting Chiropractic Advisory Committee	Notice	Nov 15, 2002
Veterans Affairs Department Professional Certification and Licensure Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting Professional Certification and Licensure Advisory Committee	Notice	Nov 15, 2002
Veterans Affairs Department Advisory Committee on the Readjustment of Veterans; Notice of Meeting Veterans Readjustment Advisory Committee	Notice	Nov 15, 2002

Federal Register November 15, 2002

Agencies Publishing on November 15, 2002

Agriculture Department

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Meetings:

American Battle Monuments Commission

Commerce Department

Fishery conservation and management:

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Permits:

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

Defense Department

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Privacy Act:

Education Department

Civil rights:

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Energy Department

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Meetings:

Environmental Protection Agency

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

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Meetings:

Pesticide, food, and feed additive petitions:

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Superfund program:

Federal Communications Commission

Common carrier services:

Federal Reserve System

Banks and bank holding companies:

Health and Human Services Department

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Food for human consumption:

Medical devices:

Medicare:

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Homeland Security Department

Drawbridge operations:

Ports and waterways safety:

Housing and Urban Development Department

Agency information collection activities:

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Interior Department

Agency information collection activities:

Contract negotiations:

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Fishery conservation and management:

Liquor and tobacco sale or distribution ordinance:

Meetings:

Permanent program and abandoned mine land reclamation plan submission:

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Senior Executive Service:

Justice Department

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Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

National cooperative research notifications:

Pollution control; consent judgments:

Labor Department

Legal Services Corporation

Library of Congress

Copyright office and procedures:

N National Science Foundation

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Agency information collection activities:

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Petitions; Director's decisions:

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

Multiemployer plans:

Single employer plans:

Postal Service

Postage meters:

Securities and Exchange Commission

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Investment Company Act of 1940:

Securities:

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National Science Foundation

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Trade Representative, Office of United States