December 3, 2002 (Volume 67)

Federal Register December 3, 2002

View all documents issued on December 3, 2002. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

158 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on December 3, 2002

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Agency information collection activities:

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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Rural Housing Service's (RHS) intention to request an extension for a currently approved information collection in support of Housing Application Packaging Grants.
Notice Dec 03, 2002

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

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We are advising the public of our decision to extend to one additional canola event our determination that a canola line developed by Monsanto Company, which has been genetically engineered for tolerance to the herbicide glyphosate, is no longer cons...
Notice Dec 03, 2002
We are advising the public of our determination that the Vector Tobacco (USA) Ltd. tobacco designated as Vector 21-41, which has been genetically engineered for reduced nicotine, is no longer considered a regulated article under our regulations gover...
Notice Dec 03, 2002

Farm marketing quotas, acreage allotments, and production adjustments:

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The Farm Service Agency (FSA) is amending its regulations to revise the provisions governing how densely a producer's acreage must be planted in order for the full acre to be considered planted for program purposes in the Non-insured Crop Disaster As...
Rule Dec 03, 2002

Field office technical guides; changes:

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It is the intention of NRCS to issue an interim conservation practice standard in its National Handbook of Conservation Practices. This standard is: Transition to Organic Production (NY000).
Notice Dec 03, 2002

Oranges, grapefruit, tangerines, and tangelos grown in

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The Department of Agriculture (USDA) is adopting, as a final rule, without change, an interim final rule increasing the minimum maturity requirements for fresh grapefruit under the marketing order for Oranges, Grapefruit, Tangerines, and Tangelos Gro...
Rule Dec 03, 2002

Practice and procedure:

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The Department of Agriculture (USDA) is adopting, as a final rule, without change, an interim final rule that decreased the desirable carryout used to compute the yearly trade demand for raisins covered under the Federal marketing order for Californi...
Rule Dec 03, 2002

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, a...
Notice Dec 03, 2002

Antidumping:

Title Type Published
Correction of Notice of Initiation and Partial Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review.
Notice Dec 03, 2002
Chile
Notice Dec 03, 2002
The Department of Commerce has received requests to conduct a new shipper review of the antidumping duty order on brake rotors from the People's Republic of China. In accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended ("the Ac...
Notice Dec 03, 2002
Notice of Extension of Time Limit for Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review.
Notice Dec 03, 2002

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Endangered and threatened species:

Title Type Published
NMFS is enacting a seasonally adjusted gear restriction by closing portions of the Mid-Atlantic Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) waters to fishing with gillnets with a mesh size larger than 8-inch (20.3 cm) stretched mesh. The purpose of this action is...
Rule Dec 03, 2002

Fishery conservation and management:

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NMFS closes the commercial fishery for king mackerel in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the northern Florida west coast subzone. This closure is necessary to protect the Gulf king mackerel resource.
Rule Dec 03, 2002
NMFS reduces the trip limit in the commercial hook-and-line fishery for king mackerel in the northern Florida west coast subzone to 500 lb (227 kg) of king mackerel per day in or from the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). This trip limit reduction is ne...
Rule Dec 03, 2002

Marine mammals:

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The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries (AA), NOAA, announces temporary restrictions consistent with the requirements of the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan's (ALWTRP) implementing regulations. These restrictions apply to lobster trap and...
Rule Dec 03, 2002

Meetings:

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Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 2, notice is hereby given that there will be a meeting of the Board of Overseers of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award on December 18, 2002. The Board of Overseers is composed of...
Notice Dec 03, 2002

Overseas trade missions:

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The Department of Commerce invites U.S. companies to participate in the below listed overseas trade missions. For a more complete description, obtain a copy of the mission statement from the Project Officer indicated below.
Notice Dec 03, 2002

Survey determinations:

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The Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) is conducting the 2002 Annual Surveys in the Manufacturing Area. The 2002 Annual Surveys consist of the Current Industrial Reports surveys, the Survey of Industrial Research and Development, and the Survey of...
Notice Dec 03, 2002

Surveys, determinations, etc.:

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In accordance with Title 13, United States Code (U.S.C.), sections 182, 224, and 225, the Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) has determined that limited financial data (revenue, expenses, and the like) for selected service industries are needed to...
Notice Dec 03, 2002

Uruguay Round Agreements Act; affiliated party sales; antidumping:

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Consistent with section 129 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA), which governs the Department's actions following WTO reports, the Department has calculated new rates with respect to the antidumping duty investigation on hot-rolled flat-rolled...
Notice Dec 03, 2002

Corporation for National and Community Service logo Corporation for National and Community Service

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

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The Corporation for National and Community Service (hereinafter the "Corporation") announces the availability of funding to offer up to three nine-month residency scholars' awards under the Civil Society-Nonprofit Scholars program, a joint venture wi...
Notice Dec 03, 2002

Defense Department logo Defense Department

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In accordance with 37 CFR 404.6 and 404.7, announcement is made of the availability for licensing of U.S. Provisional Patent No. 60/396,698 entitled "Hybrid Inhalation System for Precious Materials," filed July 17, 2002. The United States Government,...
Notice Dec 03, 2002
In accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR part 404 announcement is made of the availability for licensing of the U.S. Patent Applications concerning "Automated Inhalation Toxicology Exposure Systems" list under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. The invent...
Notice Dec 03, 2002

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

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Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Secretariat will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a...
Notice Dec 03, 2002
Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Secretariat will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a...
Notice Dec 03, 2002

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

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The Corps of Engineers on behalf of the interagency Estuary Habitat Restoration Council is publishing the final "Estuary Habitat Restoration Strategy." The comments received on the draft published on May 3, 2002, were reviewed and changes have been m...
Notice Dec 03, 2002

Education Department logo Education Department

Agency information collection activities:

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The Leader, Regulatory 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 Dec 03, 2002
The Leader, Regulatory 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 Dec 03, 2002
The Leader, Regulatory Management Group, Office of the Chief Information Officer, invites comments on the submission for OMB review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Notice Dec 03, 2002
The Leader, Regulatory Management Group, Office of the Chief Information Officer invites comments on the submission for OMB review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Notice Dec 03, 2002
The Leader, Regulatory Management Group, Office of the Chief Information Officer invites comments on the submission for OMB review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Notice Dec 03, 2002
On October 15, 2002, the Department of Education published a 30-day public comment period notice in the Federal Register (Page 63635, Column 3) for the information collection, "Annual Progress Reporting Form for the American Indian Vocational Rehabil...
Notice Dec 03, 2002
On November 22, 2002, the Department of Education published a 30-day public comment period notice in the Federal Register (page 70415, column 2) for the information collection, "Tech-Prep Demonstration Grants". Under Type of Review, the correct type...
Notice Dec 03, 2002
On November 19, 2002, the Department of Education published a 30-day public comment period notice in the Federal Register (Page 69729, Column 1) for the information collection, "School Improvement: Foreign Language Assistance Program for Local Educat...
Notice Dec 03, 2002

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
National Assessment of Educational ProgressSecondary Analysis Program
Notice Dec 03, 2002

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
The EIA has submitted the energy information collection listed at the end of this notice to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and a three-year extension under section 3507(h)(1) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-1...
Notice Dec 03, 2002

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

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The Office of Biological and Environmental Research (OBER) of the Office of Science (SC), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), hereby announce its interest in receiving grant applications to support the performance of innovative, fundamental research on...
Notice Dec 03, 2002
The Office of Basic Energy Sciences (BES) of the Office of Science (SC), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), in keeping with its energy-related mission to assist in strengthening the Nation's scientific research enterprise through the support of basic s...
Notice Dec 03, 2002

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

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The Energy Information Administration (EIA) is soliciting comments on a proposed change in the policy for the release time of EIA's Weekly Petroleum Status Report (WPSR). Under the proposed policy, the release time would be changed to coincide with n...
Notice Dec 03, 2002

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Hazardous waste:

Title Type Published
The Environmental Protection Agency has received Freedom of Information (FOIA) requests for the Hazardous Waste Export Data System and documents contained therein pertaining to the export of hazardous waste from the United States. The purpose of this...
Notice Dec 03, 2002

Patent licenses; non-exclusive, exclusive, or partially exclusive:

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Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. 207 and 37 CFR Part 404, EPA hereby gives notice of its intent to grant an exclusive, royalty-bearing, revocable license to practice the inventions described and claimed in the patents listed below, all corresponding patents iss...
Notice Dec 03, 2002

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

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EPA is taking direct final action to add a new section to part 180 which lists the pesticide chemicals that are exempt from the requirement of a tolerance when used in food-contact surface sanitizing solutions. The initial list of exempt pesticide ch...
Rule Dec 03, 2002

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

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The EPA Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER) is requesting comments on OSWER 9355.0-85, the draft "Contaminated Sediment Remediation Guidance for Hazardous Waste Sites." EPA will accept comments on all aspects of the draft guidance, b...
Notice Dec 03, 2002

Superfund program:

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In accordance with the Agency's May 24, 1995, "Guidance on Agreements with Prospective Purchasers of Contaminated Property," notice is hereby given of a proposed prospective purchaser agreement ("PPA agreement") with the Town of Oyster Bay (the "Town...
Notice Dec 03, 2002

Water programs:

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In 1992, EPA promulgated Federal regulations establishing water quality criteria for toxic pollutants for twelve States and two territories (hereafter "States"), including Vermont, the District of Columbia, Kansas and New Jersey. These States have no...
Rule Dec 03, 2002

Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board logo Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board

Title Type Published
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92-463), as amended, and the FASAB Rules Of Procedure, as amended in October, 1999, notice is hereby given that the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) will meet on the following dates in room 7C13 of the GAO Building.
Notice Dec 03, 2002
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92-463), as amended, and the FASAB rules of procedure, as amended in October, 1999, notice is hereby given that the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) has published a new exposure draft, Accounting for Imputed Intra-departmental Costs: An interpretation of SFFAS No. 4.
Notice Dec 03, 2002

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s), as required by t...
Notice Dec 03, 2002
The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s), as required by th...
Notice Dec 03, 2002
The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s), as required by th...
Notice Dec 03, 2002

Common carrier services:

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In this document, the Commission implemented certain aspects of per-payphone compensation pursuant to a 1997 remand by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. To implement the remand, the Commission established a new default c...
Rule Dec 03, 2002

Radio stations; table of assignments:

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This document dismisses the Petition for Rule Making filed by Dangerous Broadcasting, L.P., II, requesting the allotment of Channel 265A to Buttonwillow, California. On October 29, 2002, Dangerous Broadcasting, L.P., II filed a Motion to Withdraw its...
Proposed Rule Dec 03, 2002
At the request of American General Media of Texas, Inc., this document substitutes Channel 226A for Channel 282A at Shafter, California, and modifies the Station KCOO license to specify operation on Channel 226A. This document also allots Channel 265...
Rule Dec 03, 2002
This document requests comments on a petition filed by Waters Broadcasting Corporation and Synergy Media, Inc. requesting the substitution of Channel 287B for Channel 287C2 at Hart, Michigan, and reallotment of Channel 287B from Hart, Michigan, to Co...
Proposed Rule Dec 03, 2002
The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by Glenville Radio Broadcasters proposing the allotment of Channel 289A at Glenville, North Carolina, as the community's first local aural transmission service. Channel 289A can be allotted to Glen...
Proposed Rule Dec 03, 2002
In this document, the Commission allots Channel 282A at Goliad, Texas, as the community's second FM transmission service. See 66 FR 39128 (July 27, 2001). Channel 282A is allotted at Goliad, Texas, with a site restriction of 4.6 kilometers (2.9 miles...
Rule Dec 03, 2002
This document requests comments on a petition filed by Robert Fabian proposing the allotment of Channel 284A at Blanket, Texas, as that community's first local FM service. The coordinates for Channel 284A at Blanket are 31-49-24 and 98-47-12.
Proposed Rule Dec 03, 2002
This document allots FM Channel 223A at Groom, Texas, in response to a petition filed by Maurice Salsa (MB Docket No. 02-226), allots FM Channel 272A at Sonora, Texas, in response to a petition filed by Katherine Pyeatt (MB Docket No. 02-227), and al...
Rule Dec 03, 2002
This document allots Channel 277C2 to Pampa, Texas, in response to a petition filed by Katherine Pyeatt. See 67 FR 53902, August 20, 2002. The coordinates for Channel 277C2 at Pampa are 35-42- 07 and 100-50-28. There is a site restriction 21.3 kilome...
Rule Dec 03, 2002
This document grants five proposals that allot new channels to Dickens, Texas, Floydada, Texas, Rankin, Texas, San Diego, Texas, and Westbrook, Texas. The Audio Division, at the request of Maurice Salsa, allots Channel 294A at Dickens, Texas, as the...
Rule Dec 03, 2002
This document seeks comment on a petition for rulemaking filed by Charles Crawford proposing the allotment of Channel 283A at Encino, Texas, as the community's first local transmission service. Channel 283A can be allotted at Encino, Texas, with a si...
Proposed Rule Dec 03, 2002
This document allots Channel 231A to Hooks, Texas, in response to a petition filed by Katherine Pyeatt. See 67 FR 53902, August 20, 2002. The coordinates for Channel 231A at Hooks are 33-28-30 and 94-21- 32. There is a site restriction 6.6 kilometers...
Rule Dec 03, 2002
This document allots FM channels Big Lake, Texas (MB Docket No. 02-206), Leakey, Texas (MB Docket No. 02-207), and Vici, Oklahoma (MB Docket No. 02-205), in response to three separate petitions filed by Robert Fabian that were combined in a multiple...
Rule Dec 03, 2002
This document allots Channel 233A to Albany, Vermont, in response to a petition filed by Lutterloh Community Broadcasters. See 67 FR 50850, August 6, 2002. The coordinates for Channel 233A at Albany are 44-45-26 and 72-20-09. There is a site restrict...
Rule Dec 03, 2002

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Dec 03, 2002

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 Dec 03, 2002

Banks and bank holding companies:

General Services Administration logo General Services Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

No documents available.

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
The Department of Health and Human Services notifies Federal agencies of the laboratories currently certified to meet standards of Subpart C of Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs (59 FR 29916, 29925). A notice listing al...
Notice Dec 03, 2002

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a collection of information entitled "Veterinary Feed Directive 21 CFR Part 558," has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Notice Dec 03, 2002
This notice announces the intention of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to allow the proposed information collection project: "Pilot Data for the Development of a Hospital Pati...
Notice Dec 03, 2002
This notice announces the intention of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to allow the proposed information collection project: "Pilot Study of the Hospital Adverse Event Reporti...
Notice Dec 03, 2002
Submission for OMB review; comment request
Notice Dec 03, 2002
Submission for OMB review; comment request
Notice Dec 03, 2002

Animal drugs, feeds, and related products:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect approval of an abbreviated new animal drug application (ANADA) filed by Virbac AH, Inc. The ANADA provides for oral use of ivermectin paste in horses for treatm...
Rule Dec 03, 2002
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations for preslaughter withdrawal time for lincomycin soluble powder products used to make medicated drinking water for swine to correct inadvertant editorial errors. This actio...
Rule Dec 03, 2002
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect a change of sponsor for an approved new animal drug application (NADA) from Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., to Pennfield Oil Co.
Rule Dec 03, 2002
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect approval of a supplemental new animal drug application (NADA) filed by Elanco Animal Health. The supplemental NADA provides for use of ractopamine and tylosin s...
Rule Dec 03, 2002

Biological product licenses:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the revocation of the biologics license (U.S. License No. 1002), issued to the Bavarian Red Cross (BRC), for the manufacture of Whole Blood and Red Blood Cells. In a letter to FDA dated June 3, 200...
Notice Dec 03, 2002

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
This notice is to inform the public that the application deadline published on November 26, 2002, for the grant program, Community Collaborations to Prevent Youth Violence and Promote Youth Development (SM 03-005) (Short Title: Youth Violence Prevent...
Notice Dec 03, 2002

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Interdisciplinary Community-based Linkages Advisory Committee
Notice Dec 03, 2002

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
Subsection (c) of Section 7405 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century makes $5,000,000 available each of five fiscal years to the Secretary of Transportation for personnel and activities directly related to coordinating and carrying ou...
Notice Dec 03, 2002

Meetings:

Title Type Published
The Houston/Galveston Navigation Safety Advisory Committee (HOGANSAC) and its working groups will meet to discuss waterway improvements, aids to navigation, area projects impacting safety on the Houston Ship Channel, and various other navigation safe...
Notice Dec 03, 2002

Ports and waterways safety:

Title Type Published
This document provides required notice of substantive rules issued by the Coast Guard and temporarily effective between July 1, 2002 and September 30, 2002, which were not published in the Federal Register. This quarterly notice lists temporary local...
Rule Dec 03, 2002

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
This notice reminds potential applicants for Fiscal Year 2002 HOPE VI demolition grants, that they must secure demolition approval under section 18 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 on or before the HOPE VI demolition grant application deadlin...
Notice Dec 03, 2002

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, we are inviting comments on a collection of information that we will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The information collection request (ICR) is ti...
Notice Dec 03, 2002

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The National Park Service (NPS) has prepared a draft Environmental Impact Statement on the General Management Plan Amendment for Biscayne National Park. The statement evaluates potential environmental impacts associated with various management altern...
Notice Dec 03, 2002
Pursuant to Sec. 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (Pub. L. 91-190, as amended), and the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR part 1500-1508), the National Park Service (NPS), Department of the Interior, has p...
Notice Dec 03, 2002
On September 26, 2002, the Director, Intermountain Region, approved the Record of Decision for the project. As soon as practical, the National Park Service will begin to implement the Oil and Gas Management Plan as described as the Preferred Alternat...
Notice Dec 03, 2002

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title Type Published
In accordance with Sec. 102 (2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4321 et. seq), the National Park Service (NPS) is undertaking a comprehensive conservation planning and environmental impact analysis process regarding the propose...
Notice Dec 03, 2002
Pursuant to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Planning Regulations (43 CFR 1600) this notice advises the public that the Utah Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Moab Field Office, is considering amending an existing planning document. The BLM will pr...
Notice Dec 03, 2002
In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (Pub. L. 91-109 section 102(c)) and pursuant to a court order, the National Park Service (NPS) is preparing an Environmental Assessment (EA) regarding two privately owned and ope...
Notice Dec 03, 2002

Meetings:

Title Type Published
This notice announces public meetings of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Citizen Advisory Commission. Notice of these meetings is required under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92-463). Meeting Date and Time: Saturday,...
Notice Dec 03, 2002
Notice of meeting.
Notice Dec 03, 2002

Permanent program and abandoned mine land reclamation plan submissions:

Title Type Published
We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM), are approving an amendment to the Mississippi regulatory program (Mississippi program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). Mississippi proposed revi...
Rule Dec 03, 2002
We are announcing our approval with one exception of amendments to the West Virginia surface coal mining regulatory program (the West Virginia program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). The amendments we...
Rule Dec 03, 2002

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
30-day notice of information collection under review: INS case status service online (File No. OMB-33).
Notice Dec 03, 2002

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or co...
Notice Dec 03, 2002
Submission for OMB review; comment request
Notice Dec 03, 2002

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Employment and Training Administration published a document in the November 8, 2002 Federal Register (67 FR 68178), concerning the availability of grant funds for the national grants portion of the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCS...
Notice Dec 03, 2002

Safety standard petitions:

Title Type Published
Lykens Coal Co., et al.
Notice Dec 03, 2002

National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

No documents available.

N
National Science Foundation

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans to request emergency approval of this collection. In accordance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13), we are providing an oppor...
Notice Dec 03, 2002

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National Transportation Safety Board

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Dec 03, 2002

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Dec 03, 2002

P
Postal Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
A petition has been filed seeking review of the jurisdictional status of numerous services offered by the Postal Service, such as First Class Phone Cards and Returns@ease. The petition also seeks, for services deemed non-jurisdictional, development o...
Notice Dec 03, 2002

Postal Service logo Postal Service

Postage meters:

Title Type Published
The Postal Service published in the Federal Register of November 18, 2002, a final rule amending the regulations for inspecting postage meter production facilities that are located outside the continental United States. Inadvertently, some paragraphs...
Rule Dec 03, 2002

Postal meters:

Title Type Published
The Postal Service is correcting an error in the printing of the final product submission procedures published in the Federal Register November 5, 2002 (Vol. 67, No. 214, pages 67425-67430).
Notice Dec 03, 2002

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Science and Technology Policy Office

Meetings:

Title Type Published
This notice announces that the Subcommittee on Federal Research and Development Investment and its National Benefits, of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), will hold an open public forum on federal technology trans...
Notice Dec 03, 2002

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
Proposed collection; comment request
Notice Dec 03, 2002
Proposed collection; comment request
Notice Dec 03, 2002

Investment Company Act of 1940:

Title Type Published
Notice of an application for an order of approval pursuant to Section 26(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Act").
Notice Dec 03, 2002

Investment companies:

Title Type Published
The Commission is publishing for comment a new rule under the Investment Company Act of 1940 that would provide a nonexclusive safe harbor from the definition of investment company for certain bona fide research and development companies. The rule is...
Proposed Rule Dec 03, 2002

Securities:

Title Type Published
Broker-dealer exemption from sending financial information to customers
Notice Dec 03, 2002
We are proposing for comment amendments to a rule under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that would provide a conditional exemption from the rule's requirement that a broker-dealer that carries customer accounts send its full balance sheet and cer...
Proposed Rule Dec 03, 2002

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Title Type Published
American Stock Exchange LLC
Notice Dec 03, 2002
Cincinnati Stock Exchange, Inc.
Notice Dec 03, 2002
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
Notice Dec 03, 2002
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
Notice Dec 03, 2002
National Securities Clearing Corp.
Notice Dec 03, 2002
Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc.
Notice Dec 03, 2002
Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc.
Notice Dec 03, 2002

State Department logo State Department

Title Type Published
Notice Dec 03, 2002

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
This document proposes to modify Class D airspace at Terre Haute, IN, and Establish Class E airspace at Terre Haute, IN. A proposal has been made to reduce the operating hours of the Terre Haute Air Traffic Control Tower (HUF ATCT). The effective hou...
Proposed Rule Dec 03, 2002
This action revises the Class E airspace at Holyoke, CO. This change is necessary because the Airport Reference Point (ARP) coordinates for the Class E5 airspace at the Holyoke Airport have been changed. The legal description of the Holyoke Airport C...
Rule Dec 03, 2002
This amendment establishes, amends, suspends, or revokes Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) for operations at certain airports. These regulatory actions are needed because of the adoption of new or revised criteria, or because of changes...
Rule Dec 03, 2002

Aeronautical land-use assurances; waivers:

Title Type Published
Under the provisions of Title 49, U.S.C. Section 47153(c), notice is being given that the FAA is considering a request from Gwinnett County to release two areas of land located at the Gwinnett County Airport from aeronautical to nonaeronautical use.
Notice Dec 03, 2002

Air carrier certification and operations:

Title Type Published
This action extends the comment period for an SNPRM the FAA issued on September 26, 2002. In that document, the FAA proposed to require that all passenger and flight attendant seats in transport category airplanes used in passenger-carrying operation...
Proposed Rule Dec 03, 2002

Airworthiness directives:

Title Type Published
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Boeing Model 727 series airplanes. This action requires detailed inspections to detect cracking and corrosion of the upper chord of the rear spar of the wing; and...
Rule Dec 03, 2002
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Boeing Model 757-200 series airplanes, that requires repetitive inspections for fatigue cracking of certain areas of the forward and aft frames of the cargo doorways and...
Rule Dec 03, 2002
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to certain Boeing Model 747 series airplanes powered by GE CF6-80C2 series engines, that requires repetitive inspections and torque checks to find discrepancies of the fasteners tha...
Rule Dec 03, 2002
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd. & Co KG (RRD), Model Tay 620-15 and 650-15 turbofan engines. This action requires initial and repetitive inspections of certain low pressure (...
Rule Dec 03, 2002
This document proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) that would apply to certain Twin Commander Aircraft Corporation (TCAC) Models 690D, 695A, and 695B airplanes. The proposed AD would require you to initially inspect and modify and rep...
Proposed Rule Dec 03, 2002

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

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The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) as lead agency, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) and the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) intend to conduct an Alternatives Analysis and prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement...
Notice Dec 03, 2002

Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:

No documents available.

Hazardous materials:

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RPSA is proposing to amend the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) to maintain alignment with international standards by incorporating various amendments, including changes to proper shipping names, hazard classes, packing groups, special provision...
Proposed Rule Dec 03, 2002

Meetings:

No documents available.

Merchant Marine Act:

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The Act (46 App. U.S.C. 1241(b)), requires that at least 50 percent of Government-sponsored cargoes (75 percent with regard to certain agricultural exports) transported on ocean-going vessels be transported on certain U.S.-flag vessels when such vess...
Notice Dec 03, 2002

Pipeline safety:

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In the Federal Register of November 26, 2002, (67 FR 70806) the Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA) published a notice document issuing an advisory bulletin on the susceptibility to premature brittle-like cracking of older plastic pip...
Notice Dec 03, 2002

Ports and waterways safety:

No documents available.

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces the availability of final policy that addresses potential hazards associated with the installation of corded electrical devices used in the passenger cabin.
Notice Dec 03, 2002
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces the availability of final policy that addresses the use of industry standards in the seat certification process regarding qualification of video systems mounted on seats.
Notice Dec 03, 2002

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Agency information collection activities:

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Submission for OMB review; comment request
Notice Dec 03, 2002
Submission for OMB review; comment request
Notice Dec 03, 2002
Submission for OMB review; comment request
Notice Dec 03, 2002

Income taxes:

Title Type Published
This document contains final regulations relating to loans made from a qualified employer plan to plan participants or beneficiaries. These final regulations affect administrators of, participants in, and beneficiaries of qualified employer plans tha...
Rule Dec 03, 2002

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Agency information collection activities:

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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 Dec 03, 2002
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 Dec 03, 2002
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 Dec 03, 2002
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 Dec 03, 2002
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 Dec 03, 2002
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C., 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Department of Veterans Affairs, has submitted the collection of information abstracted below...
Notice Dec 03, 2002

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