December 10, 2002 (Volume 67)

Federal Register December 10, 2002

View all documents issued on December 10, 2002. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

71 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on December 10, 2002

Agriculture Department logo Agriculture Department

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title Type Published
The scoping period has been extended for the proposed revised Forest Plans and the Draft Environmental Impact Statement. The original notice of intent was published in the Federal Register, Vol. 67, No. 83 on April 30, 2002 as FR Doc. 02-10548.
Notice Dec 10, 2002

Tobacco inspection:

Title Type Published
In a notice published in the Federal Register on May 15, 2002, the Farm Service Agency (FSA) invited comments from the public about whether the biologically-engineered, low-nicotine Burley Tobacco type 31-V and related tobaccos should be considered q...
Notice Dec 10, 2002

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Antidumping:

Title Type Published
Notice of rescission of antidumping duty administrative review.
Notice Dec 10, 2002
The Department of Commerce is extending the time limit for the final results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on bulk aspirin from the People's Republic of China. The period of review is July 6, 2000, through June 30, 2001....
Notice Dec 10, 2002
The Department of Commerce (the Department) is extending the time limit for the preliminary results of the antidumping duty administrative review on certain iron construction castings from the People's Republic of China. This review covers the period...
Notice Dec 10, 2002
The Department of Commerce ("the Department") is extending the time limits of the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review of stainless steel sheet and strip in coils ("SSSS") from Italy. This review covers the period July 1, 2000...
Notice Dec 10, 2002
The Department of Commerce ("the Department") is extending the time limit for the final results of the review of stainless steel butt-weld pipe fittings from Taiwan. This review covers the period June 1, 2000 through May 31, 2001.
Notice Dec 10, 2002

Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act; implementation:

Title Type Published
Section 101 of the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, Pub. L. No. 106-229, codified at 15 U.S.C. 7001 et seq. ("ESIGN" or "the Act"), preserves the legal effect, validity, and enforceability of signatures and contracts relatin...
Notice Dec 10, 2002

Endangered and threatened species:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given that NMFS has received an application for scientific research from California Department of Water Resources (CDWR) in Sacramento, CA (1408). This permit would affect three Evolutionarily Significant Units (ESUs) of salmonids id...
Notice Dec 10, 2002
Notice is given that NMFS has issued a modification to permit 1044 to SWFSC that authorizes takes of threatened Endangered Species Act (ESA) listed anadromous fish species for research purposes subject to certain conditions set forth therein.
Notice Dec 10, 2002

Marine mammals:

Title Type Published
The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries (AA), NOAA, is withdrawing the temporary restrictions announced in a temporary rule published on December 3, 2002 (67 FR 71900). The purpose of this rule is to withdraw the restrictions and request fishermen...
Rule Dec 10, 2002

Defense Department logo Defense Department

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Department of the Army announces the availability of the APG Draft Mission EIS for public review and comment. The EIS provides APG and its stakeholders an analysis of the environmental impacts resulting from all reasonably foreseeable future miss...
Notice Dec 10, 2002

Education Department logo Education Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
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 10, 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 10, 2002

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title Type Published
California Independent System Operator Corp.
Notice Dec 10, 2002
International Paper Co.; correction
Notice Dec 10, 2002
WPS Resources Corp. et al.
Notice Dec 10, 2002
Xcel Energy Services, Inc.
Notice Dec 10, 2002

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Burma:

Title Type Published
U.S. policy (Memorandum of November 6, 2002)
Presidential Document Dec 10, 2002

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

Frequency allocations and radio treaty matters:

Title Type Published
In this document the Commission proposes to amend our rules in order to implement domestically various allocation decisions from several World Radiocommunication Conferences ("WRCs") concerning the frequency bands between 28 MHz and 36 GHz and to oth...
Proposed Rule Dec 10, 2002

Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council logo Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35), the Appraisal Subcommittee of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council ("ASC") has sent to the Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") for review the followi...
Notice Dec 10, 2002

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Banks and bank holding companies:

Federal Trade Commission logo Federal Trade Commission

Prohibited trade practices:

Title Type Published
The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices or unfair methods of competition. The attached Analysis to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the draft...
Notice Dec 10, 2002

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Agency information collection activities:

Radiological health:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to amend the performance standard for diagnostic x-ray systems and their major components. The agency is taking this action to update the standard to account for changes in technology and use of rad...
Proposed Rule Dec 10, 2002

Homeland Security Department logo Homeland Security Department

Agency information collection activities:

No documents available.

Ports and waterways safety:

Title Type Published
The Coast Guard is issuing a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking for a notice of proposed rulemaking published June 11, 2002 in which we proposed to establish security zones within the Ports of Houston, Morgan's Point, Bayport, Texas City, and...
Proposed Rule Dec 10, 2002

Housing and Urban Development Department logo Housing and Urban Development Department

Public and Indian housing:

Title Type Published
This final rule amends HUD's regulations governing the Total Development Cost (TDC) limit for the development of public housing. The amendments implement statutory changes made to the TDC limit previously established by statute. Among other changes,...
Rule Dec 10, 2002

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Endangered and threatened species:

Title Type Published
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announces the availability of the final Addendum to the Recovery Plan for the Multi- Island Plants. There are 10 plant taxa included in this plan, all of which are listed as endangered. All 10 taxa are en...
Notice Dec 10, 2002
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), designate critical habitat for Deinandra conjugens [= Hemizonia conjugens] (Otay tarplant) pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). Deinandra conjugens was federally listed as...
Rule Dec 10, 2002
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce a 12-month finding for a petition to list the Yosemite toad (Bufo canorus) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). We find that the petitioned action is warranted, but pre...
Proposed Rule Dec 10, 2002

No Child Left Behind Act; implementation:

Title Type Published
The Secretary of the Interior is announcing the Department's intent to form a Negotiated Rulemaking Committee to develop recommendations for proposed regulations under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. The Secretary will select tribal representat...
Proposed Rule Dec 10, 2002

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:

Title Type Published
Boehringer Ingelheim Chemicals, Inc.
Notice Dec 10, 2002
Boehringer Ingelheim Chemicals, Inc.
Notice Dec 10, 2002
Noramco, Inc.
Notice Dec 10, 2002

National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
Under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Regulations for Implementing the Procedural Provisions of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), and NASA policy and p...
Notice Dec 10, 2002

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National Transportation Safety Board

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Dec 10, 2002

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
Meetings; Sunshine Act
Notice Dec 10, 2002
Operating licenses, amendments; no significant hazards considerations; biweekly notices
Notice Dec 10, 2002

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Inc.
Notice Dec 10, 2002
By letter dated October 18, 2002, PGE requested an amendment to revise the license (SNM-2509) and the TS of SNM-2509 for the Trojan ISFSI. The changes would increase the MPC helium backfill upper pressure limit, make an editorial clarification, and make similar changes to the helium backfill upper pressure limit in the description of the cask loading operations. The current license specifies the MPC is to be backfilled with helium with a pressure between 29.3 psig and 33.3 psig. The amendment requests the upper limit be changed from 33.3 psig to 39.3 psig.
Notice Dec 10, 2002

Personnel Management Office logo Personnel Management Office

Senior Executive Service:

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given of the appointment of members of the OPM Performance Review Board.
Notice Dec 10, 2002

Postal Service logo Postal Service

Title Type Published
The Postal Service is amending its regulations in order to implement section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. Section 508 requires Federal agencies to ensure that the electronic and information technology (EIT) they procure allows i...
Rule Dec 10, 2002

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Social Security Administration logo Social Security Administration

Disability determination procedures:

Title Type Published
We are announcing the extension of tests involving modifications to our disability determination procedures that we are conducting under the authority of current rules codified at 20 CFR 404.906 and 416.1406. These rules provide authority to test sev...
Notice Dec 10, 2002

State Department logo State Department

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Overseas Buildings Operations Industry Advisory Panel
Notice Dec 10, 2002

Surface Transportation Board logo Surface Transportation Board

Railroad services abandonment:

Title Type Published
DOT, STB
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Co.
Notice Dec 10, 2002

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Title Type Published
This document proposes to modify Class E airspace at Muskegon, MI. Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPS) have been developed for Muskegon County Airport, Muskegon, MI. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet or more above the sur...
Proposed Rule Dec 10, 2002
This Final Rule will supplant an interim Final Rule (IFR) that has been in effect since January 10, 2002, while FRA has gathered comments on whether to permit extraterritorial dispatching (the act of dispatching of a railroad operation that occurs on...
Rule Dec 10, 2002

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
This notice announces that TSA has forwarded the Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance of an extension of the currently approved collection under the Paperwork Redu...
Notice Dec 10, 2002

Airworthiness directives:

Title Type Published
This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Boeing Model 737-600, 737- 700, 737-800, 757-200, and 757-300 series airplanes. This proposal would require replacing existing video distribution...
Proposed Rule Dec 10, 2002
This document proposes to revise an earlier proposed airworthiness directive (AD) that would apply to all British Aerospace Model HP.137 Jetstream Mk.1, Jetstream Series 200, Jetstream Series 3101, and Jetstream Model 3201 airplanes. The earlier NPRM...
Proposed Rule Dec 10, 2002
This amendment supersedes Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2002- 05-05, which currently applies to certain Cirrus Design Corporation (Cirrus) Models SR20 and SR22 airplanes. AD 2002-05-05 currently requires you to incorporate temporary operating limitati...
Rule Dec 10, 2002
This document proposes the adoption of a new airworthiness directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Dornier Model 328-100 and -300 series airplanes. This proposal would require replacement of certain flight data recorder (FDR) and cockpit voice r...
Proposed Rule Dec 10, 2002
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to all Pilatus Britten-Norman Limited (Pilatus Britten-Norman) BN2T and BN2T-4R series airplanes. This AD requires you to repetitively inspect the left and right engine-mounting fr...
Rule Dec 10, 2002

Alcohol and drug use control:

Title Type Published
In general, FRA's regulation on the control of alcohol and drug use currently applies to all railroads that operate on the general railroad system of transportation in the United States. In a December 11, 2001, notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), F...
Proposed Rule Dec 10, 2002

Engineering and traffic operations:

Title Type Published
The FHWA is implementing regulations for design-build contracting as mandated by section 1307(c) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21), enacted on June 9, 1998. The TEA-21 requires the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary)...
Rule Dec 10, 2002

Ports and waterways safety:

No documents available.

Railroad services abandonment:

No documents available.

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Income taxes:

Title Type Published
Correction
Correction Dec 10, 2002

Regulatory reporting standards:

Title Type Published
The Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) published in the Federal Register of November 25, 2002, a document concerning amending its annual independent audit requirements for small, non-public, highly rated savings associations that voluntarily obtain i...
Rule Dec 10, 2002

Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act; implementation:

Title Type Published
This notice specifies a widening of the scope of eligibility for payment under Section 2002 of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000, Pub. L. No. 106-386 ("Section 2002"), that has resulted from an amendment to Section 2002....
Notice Dec 10, 2002

Veterans Affairs Department logo Veterans Affairs Department

Meetings:

Title Type Published
President's Task Force to Improve Health Care Delivery for Our Nation's Veterans
Notice Dec 10, 2002

Real property; enhanced-use leases:

Title Type Published
The Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is designating a site at the Edward Hines Jr., Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Hines, Illinois, for an enhanced-use lease development. The Department intends to enter into a long-term lease of...
Notice Dec 10, 2002

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