Federal Register December 4, 2002 (Volume 67)

Agencies Publishing on December 4, 2002

Agriculture Department (7)
Commerce Department (14)
Defense Department (1)
Education Department (1)
Energy Department (28)
Environmental Protection Agency (11)
Executive Office of the President (1)
Federal Communications Commission (1)
Federal Trade Commission (1)
Health and Human Services Department (6)
Homeland Security Department (7)
Interior Department (3)
International Trade Commission (1)
Labor Department (4)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (1)
National Archives and Records Administration (1)
National Credit Union Administration (1)
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National Science Foundation (1)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (2)
Securities and Exchange Commission (17)
State Department (0)
Surface Transportation Board (4)
Transportation Department (8)
Treasury Department (2)

Agriculture Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FNS Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request-Forms FNS-806-A, Claim for Reimbursement (National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs), and FNS-806-B, Claim for Reimbursement (Special Milk Program for Children) In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice invites the public to comment on the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) use of forms FNS-806-A and FNS-806-B, Claims for Reimbursement. The forms are used to collect data to determine...	Notice	Dec 04, 2002
Agriculture Department > RBS Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Rural Housing Service's (RBS's) intention to request an extension for a currently approved information collection in support of the program for the 1890 Land Grant Inst...	Notice	Dec 04, 2002

Appealable decisions; legal notice:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS Newspapers Used for Publication of Legal Notice of Appealable Decisions for the Northern Region; Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, and portions of South Dakota and Eastern Washington This notice lists the newspapers that will be used by all Ranger Districts, Forests, and the Regional Office of the Northern Region to publish legal notice of all decisions subject to appeal under 36 CFR 215 and 217 and to publish notices for public...	Notice	Dec 04, 2002

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS Plumas and Lassen National Forests; California; Administrative Study 4202-02-01 The USDA, Forest Service, Plumas and Lassen National Forests, in cooperation with the Pacific Southwest Research Station will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on a proposal to complete an administrative study on approximately 493,000 a...	Notice	Dec 04, 2002

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Agriculture Department > FS Columbia County Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) Pursuant to the authorities in the Federal Advisory Committees Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the Columbia County Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet on December 9, 2002 in Dayton, Washington. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the selection of...	Notice	Dec 04, 2002
Agriculture Department > FS Fresno County Resource Advisory Committee The Fresno County Resource Advisory Committee will meet in Clovis, California. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss and to recommend project proposals for FY2002 funds regarding the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 200...	Notice	Dec 04, 2002
Agriculture Department > FS Southeast Washington Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) Pursuant to the authorities in the Federal Advisory Committees Act (Pub. L. 92-4630, the Southeast Washington Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet on January 8, 2003 in Clarkston, Washington. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the select...	Notice	Dec 04, 2002

Commerce Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Designation of Fishery Management Council Members and Application for Reinstatement of State Authority 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 04, 2002
Commerce Department > NOAA Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Coral Reefs - Economic Valuation Study 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 04, 2002
Commerce Department > PTO Fastener Quality Act Insignia Recordal Process The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on the continuing information collection, as required...	Notice	Dec 04, 2002
Commerce Department > PTO Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Submission for OMB review; comment request	Notice	Dec 04, 2002

Antidumping:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > ITA Notice of Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final Determination: Lawn and Garden Steel Fence Posts From the People's Republic of China China	Notice	Dec 04, 2002
Commerce Department > ITA Tapered Roller Bearings and Parts Thereof, Finished and Unfinished, From the People's Republic of China: Amended Final Results of 2000-2001 Administrative Review On November 7, 2002, the Department of Commerce announced the final results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on tapered roller bearings and parts thereof, finished and unfinished, from the People's Republic of China for the...	Notice	Dec 04, 2002
Commerce Department > ITA Fresh Garlic From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review On July 31, 2002, the Department of Commerce published the preliminary results of its new shipper reviews of fresh garlic from the People's Republic of China. On October 28, 2002, we published the rescission of the new shipper review of Shandong Heze...	Notice	Dec 04, 2002
Commerce Department > ITA Persulfates from the People's Republic of China: Extension of Time Limit for Final Results in Antidumping Duty Administrative Review Extension of Time Limit for Final Results of Antidumping Duty Admininistrative Review.	Notice	Dec 04, 2002

Coastal zone management programs and estuarine sanctuaries:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Federal Consistency Appeal by Millennium Pipeline Company From an Objection by the New York Department of State This notice reopens the period for the public to comment on the administrative appeal filed with the Department of Commerce by the Millennium Pipeline Company (Consistency Appeal of Millennium Pipeline Company, L.P.).	Notice	Dec 04, 2002

Fishery conservation and management:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Closure of the Fall Commercial Red Snapper Component NMFS closes the commercial fishery for red snapper in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the Gulf of Mexico. NMFS has determined that the fall portion of the annual commercial quota for red snapper will be reached on December 7, 2002. This closure...	Rule	Dec 04, 2002
Commerce Department > NOAA Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fisheries; Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan NMFS proposes regulations to implement Amendment 13 to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan (FMP) developed by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council). Pursuant to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservati...	Proposed Rule	Dec 04, 2002

International fisheries regulations:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Notification of U.S. Fish Quotas and an Effort Allocation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) Regulatory Area NMFS announces that fish quotas and an effort allocation are available for harvest by U.S. fishermen in the NAFO Regulatory Area. This action is necessary to make available to U.S. fishermen a fishing privilege on an equitable basis.	Rule	Dec 04, 2002

Permits:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > NOAA Marine Mammals; File No. 473-1433 Notice is hereby given that Janice Straley, Assistant Professor of Marine Biology, University of Southeast Alaska, 1332 Seward Avenue, Sitka, Alaska 99835-9498, has been issued an amendment to scientific research Permit No. 473-1433-02.	Notice	Dec 04, 2002

Special services and studies:

Title	Type	Published
Commerce Department > USBC Bureau of the Census Geographically Updated Population Certification Program Following the 1970 decennial census and every decennial census thereafter, the Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) has provided the opportunity for county, local, and tribal governments to obtain certified population and housing unit counts for area...	Rule	Dec 04, 2002

Defense Department

Senior Executive Service:

Title	Type	Published
Defense Department > USA, Energy Department > DOE, Treasury Department > IRS Performance Review Boards Membership Performance Review Board; membership; correction	Correction	Dec 04, 2002

Education Department

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Education Department President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a forthcoming meeting of the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans (Commission). This notice also describes the functions of the Commission. Notice...	Notice	Dec 04, 2002

Energy Department

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission, Soliciting Additional Study Requests, and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments Hydroelectric applications	Notice	Dec 04, 2002
Energy Department > FERC Notice of Application for Amendment of License and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests Hydroelectric applications	Notice	Dec 04, 2002

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of Negotiated Rate Filing ANR Pipeline Co.	Notice	Dec 04, 2002
Energy Department > FERC CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission Co.	Notice	Dec 04, 2002
Energy Department > FERC CenterPoint Energy-Mississippi River Transmission Corp.; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Tariff CenterPoint Energy-Mississippi River Transmission Corp.	Notice	Dec 04, 2002
Energy Department > FERC Chandeleur Pipe Line Company; Notice of Tariff Filing Chandeleur Pipe Line Co.	Notice	Dec 04, 2002
Energy Department > FERC Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company; Notice of Compliance Filing Eastern Shore Natural Gas Co.	Notice	Dec 04, 2002
Energy Department > FERC El Dorado Irrigation District, California; Notice of Public Meetings El Dorado Irrigation District	Notice	Dec 04, 2002
Energy Department > FERC Enbridge Pipelines (KPC); Notice of Refund Report Enbridge Pipelines (KPC)	Notice	Dec 04, 2002
Energy Department > FERC Florida Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff Florida Gas Transmission Co.	Notice	Dec 04, 2002
Energy Department > FERC Florida Gas Transmission Co.; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff Florida Gas Transmission Co.	Notice	Dec 04, 2002
Energy Department > FERC Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation and Fourth Branch Associates (Mechanicville); Notice of Technical Conference Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. et al.	Notice	Dec 04, 2002
Energy Department > FERC Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Filing Northern Natural Gas Co.	Notice	Dec 04, 2002
Energy Department > FERC Northwest Pipeline Corporation; Notice of Application Northwest Pipeline Corp.	Notice	Dec 04, 2002
Energy Department > FERC Occidental Chemical Corporation v. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. and Delmarva Power & Light Company; Notice of Filing Occidental Chemical Corp.	Notice	Dec 04, 2002
Energy Department > FERC PG&E Gas Transmission, Northwest Corp.; Notice of Tariff Filing PGE Gas Transmission, Northwest Corp.	Notice	Dec 04, 2002
Energy Department > FERC PG&E Gas Transmission, Northwest Corp.; Notice of Tariff Filing PGE Gas Transmission, Northwest Corp.	Notice	Dec 04, 2002
Energy Department > FERC Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company; Notice of Compliance Filing Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co.	Notice	Dec 04, 2002
Energy Department > FERC Southern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization Southern Natural Gas Co.	Notice	Dec 04, 2002
Energy Department > FERC Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp.; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp.	Notice	Dec 04, 2002
Energy Department > FERC Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation; Notice of Refund Report Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp.	Notice	Dec 04, 2002
Energy Department > FERC Transwestern Pipeline Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff Transwestern Pipeline Co.	Notice	Dec 04, 2002
Energy Department > FERC Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Company; Notice of Tariff Filing Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Co.	Notice	Dec 04, 2002

Energy conservation:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > DOE Energy Efficiency Program for Certain Commercial and Industrial Equipment: Extension of Time for Electric Motor Manufacturers To Certify Compliance With Energy Efficiency Standards Electric motor manufacturers; energy efficiency standards; compliance certification; correction	Correction	Dec 04, 2002

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Indiana Michigan Power Company; Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment Indiana Michigan Power Co.	Notice	Dec 04, 2002

Natural Gas Policy Act:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Before Commissioners: Pat Wood, III, Chairman; William L. Massey, Linda Breathitt, and Nora Brownell; Assignment of Firm Capacity on Upstream Interstate Pipelines The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is amending its regulations to remove Subpart H of Part 284 which requires interstate natural gas pipelines to assign to their firm shippers capacity the pipelines hold on other interstate pipelines. This requ...	Rule	Dec 04, 2002

Practice and procedure:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC Regulations Governing Off-the-Record Communications; Public Notice Off-the-record communications	Notice	Dec 04, 2002

Preliminary permits surrender:

Title	Type	Published
Energy Department > FERC White River Falls Energy Associates, Inc.; Notice of Surrender of Preliminary Permit White River Falls Energy Associates, Inc.	Notice	Dec 04, 2002

Senior Executive Service:

No documents available.

Environmental Protection Agency

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB; Comment Request; EPA ICR No. 0595.08/OMB Control No. 2070-0055; Notice of Pesticide Registration by States To Meet a Special Local Need Under FIFRA Section 24(c) In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that the following Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: No...	Notice	Dec 04, 2002
Environmental Protection Agency Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; NSPS for Beverage Can Surface Coating In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that the following Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Title: N...	Notice	Dec 04, 2002
Environmental Protection Agency Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission of EPA ICR No. 1704.06 (OMB No. 2070-0143) to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Toxic Chemical Release Reporting; Alternate Threshold for Low Annual Reportable Amounts In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the following continuing Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and appr...	Notice	Dec 04, 2002
Environmental Protection Agency Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission of EPA ICR No. 1363.12 (OMB No. 2070-0093) to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Toxic Chemical Release Reporting In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) (EPA ICR No. 1363.12; OMB Control No. 2070- 0093) for the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Form R has bee...	Notice	Dec 04, 2002
Environmental Protection Agency Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB; Comment Request; EPA ICR No. 0161.09/OMB No. 2070-0027; Foreign Purchaser Acknowledgment Statement of Unregistered Pesticides In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that the following Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Fo...	Notice	Dec 04, 2002

Air pollutants, hazardous; national emission standards, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Paper and Other Web Coating This action finalizes national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) for facilities that coat paper and other web substrates and are major sources of hazardous air pollutants (HAP) emissions. The standards implement section 112(d)...	Rule	Dec 04, 2002

Air pollutants, hazardous; national emission standards:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Surface Coating of Plastic Parts and Products This action proposes national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) for plastic parts and products surface coating operations located at major sources of hazardous air pollutants (HAP). The proposed standards would implement sectio...	Proposed Rule	Dec 04, 2002

Pesticide programs:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Fenarimol; Availability of the Risk Assessments on FQPA Tolerance Reassessment Progress and Tolerance Reassessment Decision (TRED) This notice announces the availability of EPA's tolerance reassessment decision and related documents for fenarimol including the Fenarimol Overview, Fenarimol Summary, Fenarimol Decision Document (TRED), and supporting risk assessment documents. EPA...	Notice	Dec 04, 2002

Pesticide registration, cancellation, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Pesticide Product; Registration Approval This notice announces Agency approval of applications to register the pesticide products containing active ingredients not included in any previously registered products pursuant to the provisions of section 3(c)(5) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungic...	Notice	Dec 04, 2002

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

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Pyrithiobac Sodium (sodium 2-chloro-6-[(4,6-dimethoxypyrimidin-2-yl)thio]benzoate); Pesticide Tolerance This regulation establishes a tolerance for residues of pyrithiobac sodium (sodium 2-chloro-6-[(4,6-dimethoxypyrimidin-2- yl)thio]benzoate) in or on cotton, undelinted seed and cotton gin byproducts. DuPont Agricultural Products, Wilmington, DE reque...	Rule	Dec 04, 2002

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Environmental Protection Agency Generic Assessment Endpoints for Ecological Risk Assessments (External Review Draft); Notice of Availability The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a 60-day public comment period for the draft document titled Generic Assessment Endpoints for Ecological Risk Assessments prepared by the Agency's Risk Assessment Forum (RAF). The document...	Notice	Dec 04, 2002

Executive Office of the President

Special observances:

Title	Type	Published
Executive Office of the President World AIDS Day, 2002 World AIDS Day (Proc. 7631)	Presidential Document	Dec 04, 2002

Federal Communications Commission

Common carrier services:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Communications Commission Auction of License in the 1670-1675 MHz Band Auction Scheduled for April 30, 2003; Notice and Filing Requirements, Minimum Opening Bids, Upfront Payments and Other Auction Procedures This document announces the procedures and minimum opening bids for the upcoming auction of licenses in the 1670-1675 MHz band scheduled for April 30, 2003 (Auction No. 46). This document is intended to familiarize prospective bidders with the proced...	Notice	Dec 04, 2002

Federal Trade Commission

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Federal Trade Commission Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection: Comment Request The FTC intends to conduct a survey of consumers to advance its understanding of the incidence of consumer fraud and allow it to better serve people who experience it. Before gathering this information, the FTC is seeking public comments on its propo...	Notice	Dec 04, 2002

Health and Human Services Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > SAMHSA Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request Proposed collection; comment request	Notice	Dec 04, 2002
Health and Human Services Department > AOA Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Second National Outcome Measures Surveys of Older Americans Act (OAA) Clients The Administration on Aging (AoA), Department of Health and Human Services, provides an opportunity for comment on the following proposal for the collection of information in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA; Pub. L. 96-511): Federal...	Notice	Dec 04, 2002
Health and Human Services Department > CMS Emergency Clearance: Public Information Collection Requirements Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Submission for OMB review; comment request	Notice	Dec 04, 2002

Federal claims collection:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department Tax Refund Offset The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposes to amend its tax refund offset regulations to reflect (1) the tax refund offset provisions of the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984 as amended by the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, codi...	Proposed Rule	Dec 04, 2002

Hazardous substances releases and facilities:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department > ATSDR Public Health Assessments Completed This notice announces those sites for which ATSDR has completed public health assessments during the period from July 2002 through September 2002. This list includes sites that are on or proposed for inclusion on the National Priorities List (NPL), a...	Notice	Dec 04, 2002

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Health and Human Services Department Notice of Availability of Medical Reserve Corps-A Guide for Local Leaders The Department of Health and Human Services is announcing the availability of a guidance document entitled Medical Reserve Corps--A Guide for Local Leaders. This guidance document is intended to assist communities in the establishment of local citize...	Notice	Dec 04, 2002

Homeland Security Department

Disaster and emergency areas:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Alabama; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Alabama, (FEMA-1442-DR), dated November 14, 2002, and related determinations.	Notice	Dec 04, 2002
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Tennessee; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Tennessee, (FEMA-1441-DR), dated November 13, 2002, and related determinations.	Notice	Dec 04, 2002
Homeland Security Department > FEMA Texas; Amendment No. 4 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Texas, (FEMA-1439-DR), dated November 5, 2002, and related determinations.	Notice	Dec 04, 2002

Drawbridge operations:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Atlantic Avenue Bridge (SR 806), Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Mile 1039.6, Delray Beach, Palm Beach County, FL The Commander, Seventh Coast Guard District, has approved a temporary deviation from the regulations governing the operation of the Atlantic Avenue bridge (SR 806), across the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, mile 1039.6, Delray Beach, Palm Beach Coun...	Rule	Dec 04, 2002
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Florida East Coast Railroad Bridge, St. Johns River, Jacksonville, Duval County, FL The Commander, Seventh Coast Guard District, has approved a temporary deviation from the regulations governing the operation of the Florida East Coast Railroad bridge across the St. Johns River, mile 24.9, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida. This de...	Rule	Dec 04, 2002
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Miami Beach Channel and Indian Creek, Miami-Dade County, FL The Coast Guard proposes to change the regulations governing the operation of the East 79th Street and the East Venetian Causeway bridges across Miami Beach Channel, and the 63rd Street bridge across Indian Creek, Miami-Dade County, Florida by allowi...	Proposed Rule	Dec 04, 2002

Passenger Vessel Safety Act of 1993; implementation:

Title	Type	Published
Homeland Security Department > USCG, Transportation Department Safety of Uninspected Passenger Vessels Under the Passenger Vessel Safety Act of 1993 (PVSA) The Coast Guard is announcing the approval of a collection-of- information requirement pertaining to the implementation of safety measures for uninspected passenger vessels over 100 gross tons, which carry 12 or fewer passengers for hire. The impleme...	Rule	Dec 04, 2002

Interior Department

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Interior Department > FWS Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora; Results of the Twelfth Regular Meeting; Public Meeting With this notice we announce a public meeting to discuss the results of the twelfth regular meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP12) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).	Notice	Dec 04, 2002
Interior Department > BLM Notice of Meeting, Front Range Resource Advisory Council (Colorado) In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management(BLM) Front Range Resource Advisory Council (RAC), will meet as...	Notice	Dec 04, 2002
Interior Department > BLM Meeting Notice for the Southeast Oregon Resource Advisory Council The Southeast Oregon Resource Advisory Council (SEORAC) will meet in the Lewis and Clark conference room at the Holiday Inn, Ontario, OR 97641, 541-573-3370 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mountain Time (MT), on Monday, February 24, 2003. On Tuesday, February...	Notice	Dec 04, 2002

International Trade Commission

Practice and procedure:

Title	Type	Published
International Trade Commission Public Input on Improving Agency Procedures The United States International Trade Commission invites public input on specific ways in which it could improve its conduct of antidumping and countervailing duty (CVD) injury investigations.	Notice	Dec 04, 2002

Labor Department

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > ETA Unemployment Compensation-Trust Fund Integrity Rule: Birth and Adoption Unemployment Compensation; Removal of Regulations The Department of Labor (Department or DOL) is proposing to remove the Birth and Adoption Unemployment Compensation (BAA-UC) regulations. Those regulations provide an experimental opportunity for states to provide, in the form of unemployment compens...	Proposed Rule	Dec 04, 2002

Agency information collection activities:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Submission for OMB review; comment request	Notice	Dec 04, 2002
Labor Department Submission for OMB Emergency Review; Comment Request Submission for OMB review; comment request	Notice	Dec 04, 2002

Employee benefit plans; prohibited transaction exemptions:

Title	Type	Published
Labor Department > PWBA Grant of Individual Exemptions; Bank of America (BofA) This document contains exemptions issued by the Department of Labor (the Department) from certain of the prohibited transaction restrictions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (the Act) and/or the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (th...	Notice	Dec 04, 2002

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Grant and Cooperative Agreement Handbook:

Title	Type	Published
National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Grant and Cooperative Agreement Handbook-Security Requirements for Unclassified Information Technology Resources This is a proposed rule to amend the NASA Grant and Cooperative Agreement Handbook to require recipients of grants and cooperative agreements to provide adequate security for all Agency information collected, processed, transmitted, stored, or dissem...	Proposed Rule	Dec 04, 2002

National Archives and Records Administration

Title	Type	Published
National Archives and Records Administration Official Seals The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is revising its regulations on the NARA official seals. The rule adds our criteria for approving and denying requests submitted by the public and other Federal agencies to use our official seals...	Rule	Dec 04, 2002

National Credit Union Administration

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

Title	Type	Published
National Credit Union Administration Rules of NCUA Board Procedure; Promulgation of NCUA Rules and Regulations; Public Observance of NCUA Board Meetings This proposed rule, Interpretive Ruling and Policy Statement (IRPS) 02-4, amends the Regulatory Flexibility Act provisions of NCUA's IRPS 87-2. The Regulatory Flexibility Act generally requires federal agencies to prepare analyses to describe the imp...	Proposed Rule	Dec 04, 2002

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National Science Foundation

Title	Type	Published
National Science Foundation Notice of Permit Applications Received Under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95-541) The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish notice of permit applications received to conduct activities regulated under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. NSF has published regulations under the Antarctic Conservation Act at Ti...	Notice	Dec 04, 2002

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Electronic maintenance and submission of information

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Electronic Maintenance and Submission of Information Revision, Withdrawal of Direct Final Rule The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is withdrawing a direct final rule that would have amended its rules to clarify when and how licensees and other members of the public might use electronic means to communicate with the agency. The NRC is takin...	Rule	Dec 04, 2002

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Regulatory Guide and Standard Review Plan Chapter; Issuance, Availability Probabilistic risk assessment in risk-informed decisions on plant-specific changes to licensing basis, etc.	Notice	Dec 04, 2002

Securities and Exchange Commission

Investment Company Act of 1940:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Allstate Life Insurance Company, et al.; Notice of Application Notice of an application for an order of exemption pursuant to Section 17(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Act") from Section 17(a) of the Act.	Notice	Dec 04, 2002

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

Title	Type	Published
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change and Amendment No. 1 Thereto by American Stock Exchange LLC Relating to Elimination of Separate Exchange Requirements Regarding the Use of Written Consent Solicitations American Stock Exchange LLC	Notice	Dec 04, 2002
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of a Proposed Rule Change by the American Stock Exchange LLC Relating to the Listing and Trading of Corporate Bond TRACERS Units Representing Ownership Interests in a Trust Linked to a Basket of Investment Grade Fixed Income Securities American Stock Exchange LLC	Notice	Dec 04, 2002
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; American Stock Exchange L.L.C.; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change To Establish Resolution Times for Uncompared Transactions American Stock Exchange LLC	Notice	Dec 04, 2002
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change and Amendment No. 1 Thereto by American Stock Exchange LLC Relating to Amendments to Sections 610 and 701 of the Exchange Company Guide American Stock Exchange LLC	Notice	Dec 04, 2002
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change by the American Stock Exchange LLC Relating to Initial and Continued Listing Standards American Stock Exchange LLC	Notice	Dec 04, 2002
Securities and Exchange Commission Self Regulatory Organizations; The Boston Stock Exchange, Incorporated; Order Granting Approval to Proposed Rule Change To Eliminate the BSE's Current Revenue Sharing Program and To Establish Two Market Data Revenue Sharing Programs Boston Stock Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Dec 04, 2002
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change by the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated To Eliminate Certain CBOEdirect Connectivity Fees Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Dec 04, 2002
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; the Depository Trust Company; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change To Establish the Prospectus Repository System Depository Trust Co.	Notice	Dec 04, 2002
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change by National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. to Modify SuperMontage Transaction Execution Fees and Credits National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.	Notice	Dec 04, 2002
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; National Securities Clearing Corporation; Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of a Proposed Rule Change Relating to the Acceptance of Trade Data National Securities Clearing Corp.	Notice	Dec 04, 2002
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change and Amendment No. 1 Thereto by the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. Relating to the Amendment of Rule 342 (Offices-Approval, Supervision, and Control) New York Stock Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Dec 04, 2002
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change and Amendment No. 1 Thereto by the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. Extending the NYSE Direct+ Pilot Program Through December 23, 2003 New York Stock Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Dec 04, 2002
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change by the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. to Adopt Amendments to Exchange Rule 342 (“Offices-Approval, Supervision and Control”) and its Interpretation, Rule 401 (“Business Conduct”), Rule 408 (“Discretionary Power in Customers' Accounts”), and Rule 410 (“Records of Orders”) New York Stock Exchange, Inc.; correction	Notice	Dec 04, 2002
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Options Clearing Corporation; Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of a Proposed Rule Change to Clear and Settle Options on Nonequity Fund Shares Options Clearing Corp.	Notice	Dec 04, 2002
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Order Granting Approval of Proposed Rule Change by the Pacific Exchange, Inc., To Amend Its Clearly Erroneous Policy Pacific Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Dec 04, 2002
Securities and Exchange Commission Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change and Amendment No. 1 by the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc. To Set Time Limits Within Which Phlx Members Must Request Credits Under the Phlx Monthly Credit Program Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc.	Notice	Dec 04, 2002

State Department

Meetings:

No documents available.

Surface Transportation Board

Railroad services abandonment:

Title	Type	Published
DOT, STB Union Pacific Railroad Company-Abandonment Exemption-in Salt Lake and Utah Counties, UT Union Pacific Railroad Co.	Notice	Dec 04, 2002
DOT, STB Union Pacific Railroad Company-Abandonment Exemption-in Utah County, UT Union Pacific Railroad Co.	Notice	Dec 04, 2002
DOT, STB Union Pacific Railroad Company-Abandonment Exemption-in Davis and Weber Counties, UT Union Pacific Railroad Co.	Notice	Dec 04, 2002
DOT, STB Union Pacific Railroad Company-Abandonment Exemption-in Salt Lake County, UT Union Pacific Railroad Co.	Notice	Dec 04, 2002

Transportation Department

Airworthiness directives:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Aerostar Aircraft Corporation Models PA-60-601 (Aerostar 601), PA-60-601P (Aerostar 601P), PA-60-602P (Aerostar 602P), and PA-60-700P (Aerostar 700P) Airplanes This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to certain Aerostar Aircraft Corporation (Aerostar) Models PA- 60-601 (Aerostar 601), PA-60-601P (Aerostar 601P), PA-60-602P (Aerostar 602P), and PA-60-700P (Aerostar 700P). This A...	Rule	Dec 04, 2002
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300 B2 and B4 Series Airplanes; Model A300 B4-600, A300 B4-600R, and A300 F4-600R Series Airplanes (Collectively Called A300-600); Model A310 Series Airplanes; Model A319, A320, and A321 Series Airplanes; Model A330-301, -321, -322, -341, and -342 Series Airplanes; and Model A340 Series Airplanes This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Airbus Model A300 B2 and B4 series airplanes; Model A300 B4-600, A300 B4-600R, and A300 F4-600R series airplanes (collectively called A300-600); M...	Proposed Rule	Dec 04, 2002
Transportation Department > FAA Airworthiness Directives; Lindstrand Balloons Ltd Fuel Hoses This document proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) that would apply to all aircraft (specifically balloons) that incorporate certain Lindstrand Balloons Ltd (Lindstrand) fuel hoses. This proposed AD would require you to inspect for ce...	Proposed Rule	Dec 04, 2002

Aviation proceedings:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department Aviation Proceedings, Agreements Filed During the Week Ending November 22, 2002 Agreements filed; weekly receipts	Notice	Dec 04, 2002

Drawbridge operations:

No documents available.

Meetings:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > MARAD, State Department Secretary of State's Advisory Committee on Private International Law: Study Group on International Transport Law: Meeting Notice Private International Law Advisory Committee	Notice	Dec 04, 2002

Motor vehicle defect proceedings; petitions, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > NHTSA Denial of Motor Vehicle Defect Petition This notice sets forth the reasons for the denial of a petition submitted by Mr. Clarence Ditlow, dated July 22, 2002, to NHTSA under 49 U.S.C. Sec. 30162, which requested an ongoing investigation (SQ01-014) be upgrade to an Engineering Analysis to d...	Notice	Dec 04, 2002

Motor vehicle safety standards; exemption petitions, etc.:

Title	Type	Published
Transportation Department > NHTSA Columbia Body Manufacturing Co.; Application for Temporary Exemption From Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 224 Columbia Body Manufacturing Co.	Notice	Dec 04, 2002
Transportation Department > NHTSA Lotus Cars Ltd.; Receipt of Application for Renewal of Temporary Exemption From Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 201 Lotus Cars Ltd.	Notice	Dec 04, 2002

Passenger Vessel Safety Act of 1993; implementation:

No documents available.

Railroad services abandonment:

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	Dec 04, 2002

Income taxes:

Title	Type	Published
Treasury Department > IRS Substantiation of Incidental Expenses Correction	Correction	Dec 04, 2002

Senior Executive Service:

No documents available.

Federal Register December 4, 2002

Agencies Publishing on December 4, 2002

Agriculture Department

Agency information collection activities:

Appealable decisions; legal notice:

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Meetings:

Commerce Department

Agency information collection activities:

Antidumping:

Coastal zone management programs and estuarine sanctuaries:

Fishery conservation and management:

International fisheries regulations:

Permits:

Special services and studies:

Defense Department

Senior Executive Service:

Education Department

Meetings:

Energy Department

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Energy conservation:

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Natural Gas Policy Act:

Practice and procedure:

Preliminary permits surrender:

Senior Executive Service:

Environmental Protection Agency

Agency information collection activities:

Air pollutants, hazardous; national emission standards, etc.:

Air pollutants, hazardous; national emission standards:

Pesticide programs:

Pesticide registration, cancellation, etc.:

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

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Executive Office of the President

Special observances:

Federal Communications Commission

Common carrier services:

Federal Trade Commission

Agency information collection activities:

Health and Human Services Department

Agency information collection activities:

Federal claims collection:

Hazardous substances releases and facilities:

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Homeland Security Department

Disaster and emergency areas:

Drawbridge operations:

Passenger Vessel Safety Act of 1993; implementation:

Interior Department

Meetings:

International Trade Commission

Practice and procedure:

Labor Department

Agency information collection activities:

Employee benefit plans; prohibited transaction exemptions:

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Grant and Cooperative Agreement Handbook:

National Archives and Records Administration

National Credit Union Administration

Organization, functions, and authority delegations:

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Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Electronic maintenance and submission of information

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Securities and Exchange Commission

Investment Company Act of 1940:

Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:

State Department

Meetings:

Surface Transportation Board

Railroad services abandonment:

Transportation Department

Airworthiness directives:

Aviation proceedings:

Drawbridge operations:

Meetings:

Motor vehicle defect proceedings; petitions, etc.:

Motor vehicle safety standards; exemption petitions, etc.:

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National Science Foundation