December 23, 2002 (Volume 67)

Federal Register December 23, 2002

View all documents issued on December 23, 2002. This daily issue includes official rules, notices, and regulatory updates from federal agencies.

119 documents were published on this date.

Agencies Publishing on December 23, 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 Business-Cooperative Service's (RBS) intention to request an extension for a currently approved information collection in support of the program for guaranteed lo...
Notice Dec 23, 2002
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Rural Business-Cooperative Service's (RBS's) intention to request an extension for a currently approved information collection in support of the program for Guaranteed...
Notice Dec 23, 2002
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Rural Business--Cooperative Service's intention to request an extension for a currently approved information collection in support of the Business and Industry Guarante...
Notice Dec 23, 2002

Meetings:

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The Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety, of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), of the Department of Health and Human Services, are sponsoring a public meeting on January 8, 2003, to presen...
Notice Dec 23, 2002

Plant related quarantine; domestic:

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We are amending the Mexican fruit fly regulations by designating a portion of Los Angeles County, CA as a regulated area and restricting the interstate movement of regulated articles from that area. This action is necessary to prevent the spread of t...
Rule Dec 23, 2002

Program regulations:

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The Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS) revises its regulations to amend the definition of rural area. This action is taken to comply with the amendment to section 343(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act. The intended effect of...
Rule Dec 23, 2002

Commerce Department logo Commerce Department

Antidumping and countervailing duties:

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 23, 2002

Energy Department logo Energy Department

Electric rate and corporate regulation filings:

Title Type Published
Enron Europe Operation (Advisor) Ltd. et al.
Notice Dec 23, 2002

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Alternative dispute resolution workshop
Notice Dec 23, 2002
MISO-PJM-SPP reliability seams workshop
Notice Dec 23, 2002

Environmental Protection Agency logo Environmental Protection Agency

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to submit the following proposed Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Title: Seven-Cou...
Notice Dec 23, 2002

Air pollutants, hazardous; national emission standards:

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This action proposes national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) for iron and steel foundries. The EPA has identified iron and steel foundries as a major source of hazardous air pollutant (HAP) emissions. These proposed standard...
Proposed Rule Dec 23, 2002

Air pollution control:

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This document announces that the EPA Administrator has issued an order in response to a petition to object to a state operating permit issued by the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WDEQ) for the Buckingham Lumber Company's teepee burner,...
Notice Dec 23, 2002

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

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EPA is approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on August 9, 2002 and August 26, 2002. The SIP revision amends the Massachusetts Low Emission Vehicle (LEV ) program that is currently containe...
Rule Dec 23, 2002
EPA is finalizing approval of the State of Utah's revision to the Utah State Implementation Plan (SIP) that was submitted by the Governor on July 3, 2002, revising the SIP for the Utah County nonattainment area for particulates of 10 microns in size...
Rule Dec 23, 2002

Pesticide, food, and feed additive petitions:

Title Type Published
This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of a certain pesticide chemical in or on various food commodities.
Notice Dec 23, 2002

Water supply:

Title Type Published
Today, EPA is proposing to revise the rule text that established the 10 parts per billion arsenic drinking water standard to express the standard as 0.010 mg/L instead, in order to clarify the implementation of the original rule.
Proposed Rule Dec 23, 2002

Executive Office of the President logo Executive Office of the President

Title Type Published
Iraq; designation of democratic opposition organizations under the Iraq Liberation Act of 1998 (Presidential Determination No. 2003-05 of December 7, 2002)
Presidential Document Dec 23, 2002
Iraq; drawdown assistance for certain opposition groups (Presidential Determination No. 2003-06 of December 7, 2002)
Presidential Document Dec 23, 2002
Jerusalem Embassy Act; suspension of security funding limitations (Presidential Determination No. 2003-08 of December 13, 2002)
Presidential Document Dec 23, 2002

Government agencies and employees:

Title Type Published
Closing of Executive agencies and departments for half-day on December 24 (EO 13281)
Presidential Document Dec 23, 2002

Farm Credit Administration logo Farm Credit Administration

Title Type Published
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the Government in the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b(e)(3)), of the special meeting of the Farm Credit Administration Board (Board).
Notice Dec 23, 2002

Federal Communications Commission logo Federal Communications Commission

Common carrier services:

Title Type Published
This document solicits comment on service rules for Advanced Wireless Services in the 1710-1755 MHZ and 2110-2155 MHz bands, including provisions for application, licensing, operating and technical rules, and for competitive bidding. These frequency...
Proposed Rule Dec 23, 2002

Digital television stations; table of assignments:

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The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by Two Ocean Broadcasting Company, licensee of station KJWY-TV, NTSC 2, Jackson, Wyoming, proposing the substitution of DTV channel 4 for station KJWY's assigned DTV channel 14. DTV Channel 4 can b...
Proposed Rule Dec 23, 2002

Digital television stations; table of assignments;

Title Type Published
The Commission, at the request of TV Alabama, Inc., substitutes DTV channel 5 for DTV channel 34c at Tuscaloosa, Alabama. See 67 FR 59490, September 23, 2002. DTV channel 5 can be allotted to Tuscaloosa in compliance with the principle community cove...
Rule Dec 23, 2002
The Commission, at the request of Odessa Junior College District, substitutes DTV channel *38 for DTV channel *22 at Odessa, Texas. See 67 FR 31171, May 9, 2002. DTV channel *38 can be allotted to Odessa in compliance with the principle community cov...
Rule Dec 23, 2002
The Commission, at the request of Central Texas College, substitutes DTV channel 38 for DTV channel 47c at Belton, Texas. See 67 FR 59490, September 23, 2002. DTV channel 38 can be allotted to Belton, Texas, in compliance with the principle community...
Rule Dec 23, 2002
The Commission, at the request of Virgin Blue, Inc., substitutes DTV channel 23 for DTV channel 5 at Christiansted, Virgin Islands. See 67 FR 5292, August 14, 2002. DTV channel 23 can be allotted to Christiansted in compliance with the principle comm...
Rule Dec 23, 2002

Radio broadcasting:

Title Type Published
In this proceeding the Commission selects in-band, on-channel (IBOC) as the sole digital technology for the terrestrial radio broadcast service. The Commission announces notification procedures that will allow AM and FM broadcasters to begin interim...
Rule Dec 23, 2002

Television stations; table of assignments:

Title Type Published
The Commission, at the request of Univision Television Group, substitutes channel 17 for channel 52+ at Blanco, Texas. See 67 FR 60205, September 25, 2002. TV channel 17 can be allotted to Blanco, Texas, with a zero offset. Since the community of Bla...
Rule Dec 23, 2002

Federal Reserve System logo Federal Reserve System

Agency information collection activities:

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Background: Notice is hereby given of the final approval of proposed information collections by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) under OMB delegated authority, as per 5 CFR 1320.16 (OMB Regulations on Controlling Paperwork...
Notice Dec 23, 2002

Health and Human Services Department logo Health and Human Services Department

Title Type Published
Notice of program exclusions.
Notice Dec 23, 2002

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
Proposed collection; comment request
Notice Dec 23, 2002
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that the proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA).
Notice Dec 23, 2002

Animal drugs, feeds, and related products:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending its regulations regarding carcinogenic compounds used in food-producing animals. Specifically, FDA is deleting the operational definition of the term "no residue" and is making conforming amendments...
Rule Dec 23, 2002

Human drugs:

Title Type Published
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is issuing a final rule in the form of a final monograph that establishes conditions under which over-the-counter (OTC) cold, cough, allergy, bronchodilator, and antiasthmatic (cough-cold) combination drug produ...
Rule Dec 23, 2002
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is correcting a notice that appeared in the Federal Register of June 21, 1999 (64 FR 33097; corrected July 19, 1999 (64 FR 38675)). The document, which announced the withdrawal of approval of 1 new drug applicat...
Notice Dec 23, 2002

Interior Department logo Interior Department

Title Type Published
Pursuant to the terms of existing concession contracts, public notice is hereby given that the National Park Service intends to request a continuation of visitor services until December 31, 2003, or until such time as a new contract is awarded, which...
Notice Dec 23, 2002
Pursuant to the terms of existing concession contracts, public notice is hereby given that the National Park Service intends to request a continuation of visitor services for the following expiring concession contracts for a period of up to 2 years,...
Notice Dec 23, 2002

Comprehensive conservation plans; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has approved the establishment of Cahaba River Wildlife Refuge in Bibb County, Alabama.
Notice Dec 23, 2002
The Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has approved the establishment of Red River National Wildlife Refuge, located along the Red River Waterway in Caddo, Bossier, Red River, Natchitoches, and De Soto Parishes, Louisiana.
Notice Dec 23, 2002

Concession contracts and permits:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to 36 CFR 51.23, notice is hereby given that the National Park Service intends to extend the following expiring concession contract for a period of up to 3 years, or until such time as a new contract is awarded, whichever occurs sooner.
Notice Dec 23, 2002
Pursuant to 36 CFR 51.23, notice is hereby given that the National Park Service intends to extend the following expiring concession contracts for a period of up to 2 years, or until such time as a new contract is awarded, whichever occurs sooner.
Notice Dec 23, 2002
Pursuant to the terms of existing concession permits, with the exception of construction on National Park Service lands, public notice is hereby given that the National Park Service intends to provide visitor services under the authority of a tempora...
Notice Dec 23, 2002
Pursuant to 36 CFR 51.23, public notice is here by given that the National Park Service proposes to extend the following expiring concession contracts until December 31, 2003, or until such time as a new contract is awarded, whichever occurs sooner.
Notice Dec 23, 2002

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title Type Published
Pursuant to section 102 (2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the National Park Service (NPS) Director's Orders 2 and 12, the NPS will prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the General Management Plan for Cana...
Notice Dec 23, 2002
Under the provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the National Park Service (NPS) is preparing an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the general management plan amendment for Dayton Aviation Heritag...
Notice Dec 23, 2002

National Register of Historic Places:

Realty actions; sales, leases, etc.:

Title Type Published
The following described public land in Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada was patented to the Clark County School District for recreational or public purposes under the provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et s...
Notice Dec 23, 2002
The following described Federally-owned land which was acquired by the National Park Service has been determined to be suitable for disposal by exchange. The authority for this exchange is Public Law 87-76 (75 Stat. 196), which authorized the purchas...
Notice Dec 23, 2002

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
The National Park Service (NPS) has prepared a draft Director's Order that provides policy and procedures in compliance with Executive Order 11988 (Floodplain Management) for implementing floodplain protection and management actions in units of the N...
Notice Dec 23, 2002

Justice Department logo Justice Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
30-Day notice of information collection under review; extension of currently approved collection; Notice of Appeal to the Board of Immigration Appeals of Decision of Adjudicating Official in Practitioner Disciplinary Case.
Notice Dec 23, 2002
30-day notice of information collection under review; extension of currently approved collection; Notice of Entry of Appearance as Attorney or Representative Before the Immigration Court.
Notice Dec 23, 2002
30-Day notice of information collection under review; extension of currently approved collection; Immigration Practitioner Complaint Form.
Notice Dec 23, 2002
30-Day notice of information collection under review; extension of a currently approved collection; notice of entry of appearance as attorney or representative before the Board of Immigration Appeals
Notice Dec 23, 2002

Labor Department logo Labor Department

Library of Congress logo Library of Congress

Copyright office and procedures:

Title Type Published
The Copyright Office is announcing an interim regulation governing the form, content, and manner of service of notices of termination of transfers or licenses of copyright that were granted in or after 1978. Such notices may be served, for the first...
Rule Dec 23, 2002

National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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

Title Type Published
NASA hereby gives notice that Phoenix Systems International, Inc., of Pinebrook, New Jersey, has applied for an exclusive foreign patent license to practice the invention described and claimed in KSC- 12235, "High Temperature Decomposition of Hydroge...
Notice Dec 23, 2002

Nuclear Regulatory Commission logo Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Title Type Published
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its material control and accounting (MC&A) regulations. The reporting requirements for submitting Material Balance Reports and Inventory Composition Reports are being revised to change both the freq...
Rule Dec 23, 2002

Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Memorandums of understanding:

Title Type Published
The NRC and the DHHS, FDA, signed a MOU on August 26, 1993, which describes the roles of the FDA and NRC, and the coordination between the two agencies. The MOU was noticed in the Federal Register on September 8, 1993 (58 FR 47300). This notice annou...
Notice Dec 23, 2002

Postal Service logo Postal Service

Domestic Mail Manual:

Title Type Published
This final rule revises the Domestic Mail Manual (DMM) to update the administrative charges for processing refunds for unused meter stamps and business reply mail (BRM) pieces returned with postage affixed. These charges have not been increased for t...
Rule Dec 23, 2002

Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Title Type Published
By this action, the United States Postal Service is making available to the public its annual report of compliance with the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPact) alternative fuel vehicle (AFV) acquisition requirements. The EPact specifies minimum numbers...
Notice Dec 23, 2002

Securities and Exchange Commission logo Securities and Exchange Commission

Small Business Administration logo Small Business Administration

Disaster loan areas:

Title Type Published
Alaska
Notice Dec 23, 2002
North Carolina
Notice Dec 23, 2002
Ohio
Notice Dec 23, 2002

Social Security Administration logo Social Security Administration

Meetings:

Title Type Published
Notice of teleconference.
Notice Dec 23, 2002

Social security benefits and supplemental security income:

Title Type Published
We propose to revise the criteria in the Listing of Impairments (the listings) that we use to evaluate claims involving impairments that affect multiple body systems. We apply these criteria when you claim benefits based on disability under title II...
Proposed Rule Dec 23, 2002

Tennessee Valley Authority logo Tennessee Valley Authority

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Transportation Department logo Transportation Department

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comme...
Notice Dec 23, 2002

Air carrier certification and operations:

Title Type Published
This document makes a correction to the proposed rule published in the Federal Register on October 4, 2002 (67 FR 62294), which proposes to require that all passenger and flight attendant seats in transport category airplanes used in part 121 passeng...
Proposed Rule Dec 23, 2002

Airworthiness directives:

Title Type Published
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to certain Air Tractor, Inc. (Air Tractor) Models AT-250, AT- 300, AT-301, AT-302, AT-400, AT-400A, AT-401, AT-401A, AT-402, AT-402A, AT-501, AT-502, and AT-502A airplanes. This AD...
Rule Dec 23, 2002
This amendment supersedes an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for the specified Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited (BHTCL) model helicopters that currently requires removing the horizontal stabilizer supports and inspecting the edges of the...
Rule Dec 23, 2002

Environmental statements; notice of intent:

Title Type Published
FHWA and FTA, in cooperation with the New York State Thruway Authority (NYSTA) and the Metro-North Railroad, a subsidiary of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA/MNR), will prepare an AA and an EIS for the I-287 Corridor in Westchester and...
Notice Dec 23, 2002

Treasury Department logo Treasury Department

Title Type Published
The Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) is amending its regulations to incorporate a number of technical and conforming amendments. They include clarifications, updated statutory and other references, and corrections of typographical errors.
Rule Dec 23, 2002

Agency information collection activities:

Title Type Published
The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...
Notice Dec 23, 2002
The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...
Notice Dec 23, 2002
The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...
Notice Dec 23, 2002
The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collection...
Notice Dec 23, 2002
Submission for OMB review; comment request
Notice Dec 23, 2002

Income taxes:

Title Type Published
This document contains final and temporary regulations relating to controlled foreign partnerships. This document requires that the United States partner must follow the filing requirements that are specified in the instructions for Form 8865. The te...
Rule Dec 23, 2002
In the Rules and Regulations section of this issue of the Federal Register, the IRS is issuing a temporary regulation relating to controlled foreign partnerships. That document requires that the United States partner must follow the filing requiremen...
Proposed Rule Dec 23, 2002

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