November 26, 2002 (Volume 67)

Federal Register November 26, 2002

View all documents issued on November 26, 2002. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

115 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on November 26, 2002

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Administrative practice and procedure:

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We are amending the administrative regulations of the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture to reflect the subpoena provisions of the Animal Health Protection Act. Under the Animal Health Protection Act, the Secretary of Agriculture can subpoena wit...
Rule Nov 26, 2002

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) is publishing for public comment notice of a proposed information collection. The proposed collection is an extension of a collection currently approved for...
Notice Nov 26, 2002
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) is publishing for public comment a summary of a proposed information collection. The proposed collection is an extension of a collection currently approved f...
Notice Nov 26, 2002

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969; the Council of Environmental Quality Guidelines (40 CFR Part 1500); and the Natural Resources Conservation Service Guidelines (7 CFR Part 650); the Natural Resources Cons...
Notice Nov 26, 2002

Interstate transportation of animals and animal products (quarantine):

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We are amending the exotic Newcastle disease regulations by quarantining Los Angeles County, CA, and portions of Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, CA, and restricting the interstate movement of birds, poultry, products, and materials that could...
Rule Nov 26, 2002

Meetings:

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We are issuing this notice to inform producers and users of veterinary biological products, and other interested individuals, that we will be holding our 12th public meeting to discuss regulatory and policy issues related to the manufacture, distribu...
Notice Nov 26, 2002

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Title Type Published
The invention listed below is owned in whole by the U.S. Government, as represented by the Department of Commerce. The invention is available for licensing in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 and 37 CFR part 404 to achieve expeditious commercialization...
Notice Nov 26, 2002

Antidumping:

Title Type Published
On September 25, 2002, in response to a request made by V&M do Brasil S.A. (V&M), the Department of Commerce (the Department) published in the Federal Register (67 FR 60210) a notice announcing the initiation of an administrative review of the antidu...
Notice Nov 26, 2002
On June 25, 2002, the Department of Commerce ("the Department's") initiated an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on stainless steel plate in coils from the Republic of Korea. See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Adm...
Notice Nov 26, 2002

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title Type Published
Notice of renewal.
Notice Nov 26, 2002

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Caribbean Fishery Management Council (Council) and its Administrative Committee will hold meetings.
Notice Nov 26, 2002
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will convene a public meeting of the Socioeconomic Panel (SEP).
Notice Nov 26, 2002

Education Department logo Education Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
On October 8, 2002, the Department of Education published a 30-day public comment period notice in the Federal Register (67 FR 62701) for the information collection, "National College Alcohol, Drug and Violence Survey." Because of a network connectiv...
Notice Nov 26, 2002

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
This notice provides information about a workshop to assist individuals interested in learning more about the FY 2003 programs of the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE). Program staff will present program information and answ...
Notice Nov 26, 2002

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
The EIA is soliciting comments on the proposed three-year extension of the OMB expiration date for Forms: NWPA-830C `Appendix C-- Delivery Commitment Schedule', NWPA-830G `Appendix G--Standard Remittance Advice for Payment of Fees (including Annex A)...
Notice Nov 26, 2002

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title Type Published
Colorado Interstate Gas Co.
Notice Nov 26, 2002
Enbridge Pipelines (UTOS) L.L.C.; correction
Notice Nov 26, 2002
Holyoke Gas Electric Department
Notice Nov 26, 2002
Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.
Notice Nov 26, 2002
Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America
Notice Nov 26, 2002
Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America
Notice Nov 26, 2002
Sabine Pipe Line LLC
Notice Nov 26, 2002
Southern Natural Gas Co.
Notice Nov 26, 2002
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp.
Notice Nov 26, 2002
Westar Energy, Inc.
Notice Nov 26, 2002
Wyoming Interstate Co., Ltd.
Notice Nov 26, 2002

Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:

Title Type Published
Energy Department et al.
Notice Nov 26, 2002
FPL Energy New Mexico Wind, LLC, et al.
Notice Nov 26, 2002

Energy conservation:

Title Type Published
This procedural rule amends the compliance certification regulations by revising the deadline date for all electric motor manufacturers to certify compliance to the Department of Energy that their motors meet the applicable energy efficiency standard...
Rule Nov 26, 2002

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Under section 10(a)(2) of Public Law 92-423, "The Federal Advisory Committee Act," notice is hereby given of the forthcoming meeting of the Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List (CCL) Classification Process Work Group of the National Drinking Wat...
Notice Nov 26, 2002
The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA or Agency) Science Advisory Board (SAB or Board) is inviting members of the public to register and attend a public session wherein the Board will solicit public input on the SAB's prospective reorganization...
Notice Nov 26, 2002

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Special observances:

Title Type Published
National Farm-City Week (Proc. 7629)
Presidential Document Nov 26, 2002
Thanksgiving Day (Proc. 7628)
Presidential Document Nov 26, 2002

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

Common carrier services:

Title Type Published
In this document, the Commission asks the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service to review certain of the Commission's rules relating to the high-cost universal service support mechanisms to ensure that the dual goals of preserving universal...
Rule Nov 26, 2002
This document contains a correction to the final regulation part 54, which was published in the Federal Register on Tuesday January 13, 1998, (63 FR 2094). This document will correct one word in section 54.303(b)(4) of the Commission rules. The regul...
Rule Nov 26, 2002

Radio services, special:

Title Type Published
In this document the Commission revised the duty cycle specifications for stolen vehicle recovery system operations on 173.075 MHz by adding a new duty cycle option of 1800 milliseconds every 300 seconds, with a maximum of six messages in any thirty-...
Rule Nov 26, 2002

Federal Housing Finance Board logo Federal Housing Finance Board

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that the Federal Housing Finance Board (Finance Board) will hold the following public hearing: Time and Date of Hearing: 2 p.m., Monday, December 2, 2002. Place: Board Room, Second Floor, Federal Housing Finance Board, 1777 F S...
Notice Nov 26, 2002

Federal Maritime Commission logo Federal Maritime Commission

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Federal Trade Commission logo Federal Trade Commission

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
The FTC has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) information collection requirements contained in four regulations enforced by the Commission. The FTC is seeking public comments on...
Notice Nov 26, 2002

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration is announcing that the proposed collection of information entitled "Focus Groups as Used by the Food and Drug Administration" has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reductio...
Notice Nov 26, 2002

Animal drugs, feeds, and related products:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is correcting an advance notice of proposed rulemaking that appeared in the Federal Register of November 6, 2002 (67 FR 67572). The document solicited information and views on some potential changes to its curre...
Proposed Rule Nov 26, 2002

Grant and cooperative agreement awards:

Title Type Published
The Administration on Aging announces that it made twenty-nine (29) awards in FY 2002 consistent with the terms of Senate Report 107- 84 and House Report 107-116 that accompany the Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY 2002 (Pub. L. 107-116), as fol...
Notice Nov 26, 2002

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Administration for Native Americans (ANA) announces the anticipated availability of fiscal year 2003 funds for Environmental Regulatory Enhancement projects. Financial assistance provided by ANA is designed to assist applicants in planning, devel...
Notice Nov 26, 2002
Physical Activity for Persons with Disabilities, National Information Center
Notice Nov 26, 2002
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) announces the availability of FY 2003 funds for grants for the following activity. This notice is not a complete description of the activi...
Notice Nov 26, 2002

Human drugs:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is further delaying until January 26, 2004, the effective date of a final rule published in the Federal Register of January 26, 2000 (65 FR 4103) (aluminum final rule), and originally scheduled to become effecti...
Rule Nov 26, 2002

Meetings:

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a final guidance for industry ([<greek-n><greek-th><greek-m><greek-s><greek-i><greek-g><greek-n>]80) entitled "Guidance for Industry: Studies to Evaluate the Utility of Anti-Sal...
Notice Nov 26, 2002

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Flood elevation determinations:

Title Type Published
Technical information or comments are requested on the proposed Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and proposed BFE modifications for the communities listed below. The BFEs and modified BFEs are the basis for the floodplain management me...
Proposed Rule Nov 26, 2002
This interim rule lists communities where modification of the Base (1-percent-annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) is appropriate because of new scientific or technical data. New flood insurance premium rates will be calculated from the modified BF...
Rule Nov 26, 2002
Base (1-percent-annual-chance) Flood Elevations and modified Base Flood Elevations (BFEs) are made final for the communities listed below. The BFEs and modified BFEs are the basis for the floodplain management measures that each community is required...
Rule Nov 26, 2002
Base (1-percent-annual-chance) Flood Elevations and modified Base Flood Elevations (BFEs) are made final for the communities listed below. The BFEs and modified BFEs are the basis for the floodplain management measures that each community is required...
Rule Nov 26, 2002

Ports and waterways safety:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard will resume enforcement of the safety zone at the Cove Point liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility's offshore terminal on the Chesapeake Bay. The Coast Guard has not enforced the safety zone since the facility discontinued LNG operatio...
Rule Nov 26, 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 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 26, 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 Nov 26, 2002

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

Title Type Published
In this notice, the Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner and the General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing-Deputy Federal Housing Commissioner advise the public that they have redelegated authority to the Deputy Assistant...
Notice Nov 26, 2002

Inter-American Foundation logo Inter-American Foundation

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Nov 26, 2002

International Trade Commission logo International Trade Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Nov 26, 2002

Import investigations:

Title Type Published
The Commission has determined to deny the request of respondents Glencore Ltd. and Xstrata South Africa (Proprietary) Limited ("G&X") to conduct a portion of its hearing in the above- captioned investigation scheduled for November 22, 2002, in camera...
Notice Nov 26, 2002
Following receipt of a request on November 7, 2002, from the United States Trade Representative (USTR), the Commission instituted investigation Nos. TA-131-2 and TA-2104-3, U.S-Southern African Customs Union Free Trade Agreement: Advice Concerning th...
Notice Nov 26, 2002

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
60-day notice of information collection under review: extension of a currently approved collection; Denial of Federal Benefits for Drug Offenders.
Notice Nov 26, 2002
30-day notice of information collection under review: extension of a currently approved collection; Equal Employment Opportunity Plan Certification and Short Form.
Notice Nov 26, 2002

Federal prisoners; paroling and releasing, etc.:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Parole Commission is amending procedures governing parole proceedings for federal and District of Columbia offenders, and transfer treaty prisoners. Almost all the amendments are corrections and clarifications of the instructions for calcula...
Rule Nov 26, 2002

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Occupational safety and health standards:

Title Type Published
OSHA requests information and comment on issues related to occupational exposure to beryllium, including current employee exposures to beryllium; the relationship between exposure to beryllium and the development of adverse health effects; exposure a...
Proposed Rule Nov 26, 2002

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National Labor Relations Board

Title Type Published
The National Labor Relations Board is amending its regulations governing filing documents with the Board to permit certain documents to be filed utilizing forms that are now, or are expected to be made available in the future, on the Board's Web site...
Rule Nov 26, 2002
The National Labor Relations Board is revising its rules that govern the time for filing certain papers with the Board. The revisions are being adopted in order to permit certain documents in NLRB representation cases, required to be filed by a certa...
Rule Nov 26, 2002

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National Science Foundation

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title Type Published
Business and Operations Advisory Committee
Notice Nov 26, 2002

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Nov 26, 2002
Operating licenses, amendments; no significant hazards consideration; biweekly notices
Notice Nov 26, 2002

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title Type Published
Florida Power Light Co. et al.
Notice Nov 26, 2002

Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission seeks qualified candidates for the Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste. Submit resume[egrave]s to: Ms. Sherry Meador, Administrative Assistant, ACRS/ ACNW, Mail Stop T2E-26, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, W...
Notice Nov 26, 2002

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation logo Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is requesting that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) extend approval, under the Paperwork Reduction Act, of the collection of information under Part 4043 of its regulations relating to Notice of...
Notice Nov 26, 2002

Personnel Management Office logo Personnel Management Office

Personnel management demonstration projects:

Title Type Published
The Department of Agriculture, with the approval of OPM, is requesting to modify its demonstration project coverage. This action provides for changes in the final project plan published March 9, 1990, to include temporary appointments along with its...
Notice Nov 26, 2002

Postal Service logo Postal Service

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Nov 26, 2002

Postage meters:

Title Type Published
This proposed rule clarifies and strengthens requirements for postage meter manufacturers to control what a postage meter allows the licensed user to print.
Proposed Rule Nov 26, 2002

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Investment Company Act of 1940:

Title Type Published
Notice of an application under section 6(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Act") for an exemption from section 15(a) of the Act and rule 18f-2 under the Act, as well as from certain disclosure requirements.
Notice Nov 26, 2002
Temporary order and notice of application under section 9(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("Act").
Notice Nov 26, 2002
Notice of application for an order pursuant to Section 26(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("1940 Act") approving certain substitutions of securities.
Notice Nov 26, 2002

Securities:

Title Type Published
Concentrax, Inc.
Notice Nov 26, 2002

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Title Type Published
American Stock Exchange LLC
Notice Nov 26, 2002
Cincinnati Stock Exchange, Inc.
Notice Nov 26, 2002
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
Notice Nov 26, 2002
New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
Notice Nov 26, 2002
New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
Notice Nov 26, 2002

Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35), agencies are required to submit proposed reporting and recordkeeping requirements to OMB for review and approval, and to publish a notice in the Federal Register notifying th...
Notice Nov 26, 2002

Disaster loan areas:

Title Type Published
Indiana
Notice Nov 26, 2002

State Department logo State Department

Art objects; importation for exhibition:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of...
Notice Nov 26, 2002

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Airworthiness directives:

Title Type Published
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Boeing Model 747-100, -200B, -200C, -200F, - 300, -400, -400F, and 747SR series airplanes equipped with a MCSCD manufactured by Boeing. This action requires repeti...
Rule Nov 26, 2002
This amendment supersedes an existing airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain McDonnell Douglas Model MD-11 series airplanes equipped with certain Collins LRA-900 radio altimeters, that currently requires a revision to the Airplane Flight...
Rule Nov 26, 2002
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain McDonnell Douglas Model MD-90-30 airplanes. This action requires replacement of the Captain's and First Officer's chart holder assemblies on the cockpit control columns w...
Rule Nov 26, 2002
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to all McDonnell Douglas Model MD-90-30 airplanes, that requires one-time inspections to detect discrepancies of electrical wiring installations in various areas of the airplane; an...
Rule Nov 26, 2002
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), that is applicable to Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A series turboprop engines that have certain turbine exhaust ducts that were modified by a number of different companies. This amendment require...
Rule Nov 26, 2002
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), that is applicable to Pratt & Whitney (PW) JT8D-200 series turbofan engines. This amendment requires initial and repetitive visual inspections, fluorescent magnetic particle inspections (FMPI)...
Rule Nov 26, 2002

Airworthiness standards:

Title Type Published
This action amends the airworthiness standards for transport category airplanes to redefine the reference stall speed for transport category airplanes as a speed not less than the 1-g stall speed instead of the minimum speed obtained in a stalling ma...
Rule Nov 26, 2002

Endangered and threatened species:

No documents available.

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a meeting of RTCA Special Committee 194: Air Traffic Management (ATM) Data Link Implementation.
Notice Nov 26, 2002

Motor carrier safety standards:

Title Type Published
The FMCSA announces that 534 individuals were denied exemptions from the Federal vision standard applicable to interstate truck drivers and the reasons for their denials.
Notice Nov 26, 2002

Motor vehicle safety standards:

Title Type Published
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) will conduct a public workshop to allow interested parties to learn details about NHTSA's current techniques for data acquisition in dynamic rollover and handling testing. Information will be...
Notice Nov 26, 2002

Pipeline safety:

Title Type Published
RSPA is issuing this follow-up advisory bulletin to owners and operators of natural gas distribution systems to inform them of the susceptibility to premature brittle-like cracking of older plastic pipe and the voluntary efforts to collect and analyz...
Notice Nov 26, 2002

Ports and waterways safety:

No documents available.

Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:

No documents available.

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
This document announces that Customs will hold a series of public meetings in accordance with section 343(a) of the Trade Act of 2002 to assist in the development of proposed regulations to provide for the mandatory collection by Customs of electroni...
Proposed Rule Nov 26, 2002

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
Submission for OMB review; comment request
Notice Nov 26, 2002

Income taxes:

Title Type Published
This document cancels a public hearing on proposed regulations under section 1503(d) regarding the events that require the recapture of dual consolidated losses.
Proposed Rule Nov 26, 2002

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